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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Realm of Koh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
89%inclusion171 decks192 decks
76%synergy
Viscera Seer
92%inclusion177 decks192 decks
76%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
72%inclusion138 decks192 decks
69%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
92%inclusion176 decks192 decks
69%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
71%inclusion136 decks192 decks
68%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
85%inclusion164 decks192 decks
68%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
85%inclusion163 decks192 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
89%inclusion171 decks192 decks
65%synergy
Grave Pact
79%inclusion151 decks192 decks
60%synergy
Grim Haruspex
69%inclusion133 decks192 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
88%inclusion169 decks192 decks
57%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
77%inclusion147 decks192 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
70%inclusion134 decks192 decks
36%synergy
Jet Medallion
69%inclusion133 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Carrion Feeder
69%inclusion132 decks192 decks
58%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion129 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
66%inclusion126 decks192 decks
60%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion125 decks192 decks
44%synergy
Diabolic Intent
64%inclusion122 decks192 decks
49%synergy
Blood Pet
63%inclusion120 decks192 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion140 decks192 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion115 decks192 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
53%inclusion101 decks192 decks
41%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
46%inclusion88 decks192 decks
32%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion78 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion52 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Cadaver Imp
61%inclusion118 decks192 decks
60%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
61%inclusion72 decks118 decks
50%synergy
Bone Shredder
61%inclusion117 decks192 decks
59%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
59%inclusion113 decks192 decks
57%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
58%inclusion112 decks192 decks
50%synergy
Big Game Hunter
58%inclusion111 decks192 decks
55%synergy
Shambling Ghast
55%inclusion106 decks192 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion104 decks192 decks
34%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
53%inclusion101 decks192 decks
43%synergy
Skullport Merchant
49%inclusion95 decks192 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
49%inclusion94 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Clattering Augur
49%inclusion94 decks192 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
48%inclusion93 decks192 decks
38%synergy
Skyscanner
48%inclusion92 decks192 decks
47%synergy
Warren Soultrader
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Burglar Rat
47%inclusion90 decks192 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
47%inclusion90 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Novice Occultist
46%inclusion89 decks192 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion83 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
43%inclusion83 decks192 decks
42%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
43%inclusion82 decks192 decks
42%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
40%inclusion76 decks192 decks
38%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Mindless Automaton
36%inclusion69 decks192 decks
35%synergy
Virus Beetle
35%inclusion68 decks192 decks
29%synergy
Fume Spitter
34%inclusion65 decks192 decks
32%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
30%inclusion57 decks192 decks
28%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Tattered Mummy
27%inclusion52 decks192 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
27%inclusion52 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
26%inclusion50 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
26%inclusion49 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Leaden Myr
23%inclusion45 decks192 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
21%inclusion41 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
21%inclusion41 decks192 decks
17%synergy
Deathgreeter
21%inclusion40 decks192 decks
17%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
17%synergy
Wriggling Grub
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Perilous Myr
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
18%inclusion34 decks192 decks
17%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion34 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
52%inclusion100 decks192 decks
28%synergy
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion95 decks192 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion89 decks192 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
40%inclusion76 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion75 decks192 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion72 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
30%inclusion57 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion51 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
-21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Body Count
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion112 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion85 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion74 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion60 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion60 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Eaten Alive
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
-23%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Bone Shards
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-15%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Season of Loss
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion96 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
43%inclusion82 decks192 decks
37%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
39%inclusion75 decks192 decks
37%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion49 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Meekstone
23%inclusion45 decks192 decks
23%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion44 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Genesis Chamber
18%inclusion34 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Spawning Pit
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Plate
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
5%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Lifeline
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
61%inclusion117 decks192 decks
45%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
59%inclusion113 decks192 decks
42%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
59%inclusion113 decks192 decks
48%synergy
Black Market
45%inclusion86 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Attrition
41%inclusion78 decks192 decks
38%synergy
Teval's Judgment
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Dark Privilege
32%inclusion61 decks192 decks
30%synergy
Contamination
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion48 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
24%inclusion46 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion45 decks192 decks
-17%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Into the Pit
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Open the Graves
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion34 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
16%inclusion20 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Gift of Doom
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Animate Dead
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Mind Slash
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion179 decks192 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
87%inclusion167 decks192 decks
49%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
69%inclusion133 decks192 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion118 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion102 decks192 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
51%inclusion97 decks192 decks
15%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion92 decks192 decks
41%synergy
Westvale Abbey
40%inclusion76 decks192 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion67 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion50 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
22%inclusion43 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
15%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion177 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion126 decks192 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion51 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion44 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
-17%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-17%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion173 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion72 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion43 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
2%synergy
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