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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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Grave Venerations
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Realm of Koh
1.8%inclusion2 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Desperate Plea
1.7%inclusion2 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
1.7%inclusion2 decks116 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
77%inclusion868 decks1.12K decks
74%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
76%inclusion851 decks1.12K decks
73%synergy
Bone Shredder
71%inclusion802 decks1.12K decks
70%synergy
Viscera Seer
86%inclusion964 decks1.12K decks
69%synergy
Skullport Merchant
67%inclusion750 decks1.12K decks
65%synergy
Cadaver Imp
67%inclusion749 decks1.12K decks
65%synergy
Novice Occultist
64%inclusion718 decks1.12K decks
62%synergy
Skyscanner
64%inclusion714 decks1.12K decks
62%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion753 decks1.12K decks
61%synergy
Shambling Ghast
65%inclusion734 decks1.12K decks
60%synergy
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Zulaport Cutthroat
82%inclusion921 decks1.12K decks
59%synergy
Blood Artist
70%inclusion787 decks1.12K decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion726 decks1.12K decks
40%synergy
Blood Pet
65%inclusion726 decks1.12K decks
57%synergy
Big Game Hunter
61%inclusion686 decks1.12K decks
59%synergy
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion678 decks1.12K decks
49%synergy
Tragic Slip
60%inclusion676 decks1.12K decks
40%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
60%inclusion669 decks1.12K decks
58%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
58%inclusion656 decks1.12K decks
42%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
58%inclusion651 decks1.12K decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Clattering Augur
56%inclusion624 decks1.12K decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion613 decks1.12K decks
34%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
54%inclusion607 decks1.12K decks
28%synergy
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion589 decks1.12K decks
43%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
50%inclusion559 decks1.12K decks
32%synergy
Tattered Mummy
49%inclusion555 decks1.12K decks
48%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
49%inclusion548 decks1.12K decks
47%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion541 decks1.12K decks
40%synergy
Fume Spitter
48%inclusion538 decks1.12K decks
46%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
47%inclusion526 decks1.12K decks
45%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
46%inclusion437 decks959 decks
35%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
44%inclusion498 decks1.12K decks
43%synergy
Burglar Rat
44%inclusion496 decks1.12K decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion478 decks1.12K decks
-9%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
42%inclusion476 decks1.12K decks
41%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
40%inclusion452 decks1.12K decks
38%synergy
Leaden Myr
40%inclusion447 decks1.12K decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
37%inclusion420 decks1.12K decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
36%inclusion407 decks1.12K decks
35%synergy
Dockside Chef
32%inclusion360 decks1.12K decks
30%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
31%inclusion347 decks1.12K decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion338 decks1.12K decks
23%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
29%inclusion329 decks1.12K decks
29%synergy
Perilous Myr
29%inclusion329 decks1.12K decks
29%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
29%inclusion323 decks1.12K decks
25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
28%inclusion314 decks1.12K decks
27%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
28%inclusion311 decks1.12K decks
27%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion288 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion286 decks1.12K decks
25%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
25%inclusion282 decks1.12K decks
24%synergy
Smothering Abomination
24%inclusion264 decks1.12K decks
21%synergy
Infestation Sage
23%inclusion159 decks681 decks
19%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
23%inclusion260 decks1.12K decks
22%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
23%inclusion257 decks1.12K decks
21%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
22%inclusion249 decks1.11K decks
21%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
22%inclusion252 decks1.12K decks
22%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion252 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
22%inclusion249 decks1.12K decks
21%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
22%inclusion248 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
22%inclusion248 decks1.12K decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion241 decks1.12K decks
19%synergy
Deathgreeter
21%inclusion239 decks1.12K decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion239 decks1.12K decks
13%synergy
Basal Thrull
21%inclusion232 decks1.12K decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion196 decks959 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion143 decks823 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
17%inclusion190 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
15%inclusion171 decks1.12K decks
15%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
15%inclusion170 decks1.12K decks
13%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion553 decks1.12K decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion503 decks1.12K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion492 decks1.12K decks
32%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion385 decks1.12K decks
-3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
34%inclusion383 decks1.12K decks
30%synergy
Armor of Shadows
25%inclusion279 decks1.12K decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion159 decks783 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion227 decks1.12K decks
-2%synergy
Body Count
18%inclusion198 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion193 decks1.12K decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
17%inclusion191 decks1.12K decks
14%synergy
Professor's Warning
17%inclusion190 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Costly Plunder
16%inclusion178 decks1.12K decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion172 decks1.12K decks
-10%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion165 decks1.12K decks
3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
14%inclusion133 decks952 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion151 decks1.12K decks
-2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion146 decks1.12K decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion142 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion117 decks959 decks
-7%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion134 decks1.12K decks
4%synergy
Wake the Dead
12%inclusion130 decks1.12K decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion127 decks1.12K decks
-12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion100 decks951 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion97 decks959 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion111 decks1.12K decks
-14%synergy
Nasty End
8.9%inclusion100 decks1.12K decks
6%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.7%inclusion87 decks1.12K decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.6%inclusion85 decks1.12K decks
1%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.3%inclusion82 decks1.12K decks
5%synergy
Without Weakness
7.2%inclusion81 decks1.12K decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion73 decks1.12K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion71 decks1.12K decks
-1%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.0%inclusion67 decks1.12K decks
5%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.7%inclusion64 decks1.12K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion650 decks1.12K decks
7%synergy
Eaten Alive
41%inclusion466 decks1.12K decks
38%synergy
Victimize
41%inclusion465 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Bone Shards
33%inclusion367 decks1.12K decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion277 decks1.12K decks
-12%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion252 decks1.12K decks
10%synergy
Spark Harvest
20%inclusion227 decks1.12K decks
19%synergy
Final Vengeance
16%inclusion125 decks785 decks
14%synergy
Bone Splinters
14%inclusion161 decks1.12K decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion161 decks1.12K decks
-23%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion161 decks1.12K decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion153 decks1.12K decks
-11%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion141 decks1.12K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion138 decks1.12K decks
-2%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion114 decks1.01K decks
10%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion125 decks1.12K decks
1%synergy
Annihilating Glare
11%inclusion120 decks1.12K decks
10%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
11%inclusion120 decks1.12K decks
10%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion43 decks405 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion116 decks1.12K decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion115 decks1.12K decks
-5%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
10%inclusion110 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.7%inclusion98 decks1.12K decks
-16%synergy
Reanimate
8.2%inclusion92 decks1.12K decks
-31%synergy
Season of Loss
7.5%inclusion66 decks876 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion50 decks687 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.0%inclusion67 decks1.12K decks
-10%synergy
Damnation
5.5%inclusion62 decks1.12K decks
-15%synergy
Killing Wave
5.1%inclusion57 decks1.12K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion633 decks1.12K decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
51%inclusion576 decks1.12K decks
32%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
42%inclusion469 decks1.12K decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion457 decks1.12K decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion390 decks1.12K decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion321 decks1.12K decks
-32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion206 decks1.12K decks
5%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion195 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion184 decks1.12K decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion171 decks1.12K decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion165 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
13%inclusion147 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Lightning Coils
11%inclusion128 decks1.12K decks
11%synergy
Genesis Chamber
10%inclusion111 decks1.12K decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
10%inclusion107 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.6%inclusion85 decks1.12K decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
7.1%inclusion80 decks1.12K decks
7%synergy
Mirror Shield
7.0%inclusion79 decks1.12K decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.9%inclusion77 decks1.12K decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.8%inclusion76 decks1.12K decks
1%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.0%inclusion67 decks1.12K decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.0%inclusion67 decks1.12K decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
52%inclusion584 decks1.12K decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Rites
37%inclusion418 decks1.12K decks
31%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
33%inclusion376 decks1.12K decks
30%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion342 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Open the Graves
27%inclusion306 decks1.12K decks
24%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion259 decks1.12K decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion247 decks1.12K decks
12%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
19%inclusion213 decks1.12K decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion197 decks1.12K decks
7%synergy
Soul Enervation
17%inclusion188 decks1.11K decks
16%synergy
Gift of Doom
15%inclusion166 decks1.12K decks
14%synergy
Attrition
15%inclusion163 decks1.12K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion133 decks1.12K decks
-28%synergy
Into the Pit
12%inclusion91 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion129 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
11%inclusion46 decks420 decks
9%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion111 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
10%inclusion111 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Soul Channeling
8.6%inclusion97 decks1.12K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.5%inclusion96 decks1.12K decks
-2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.2%inclusion65 decks794 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion87 decks1.12K decks
-10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.4%inclusion83 decks1.12K decks
3%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.2%inclusion26 decks417 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.7%inclusion16 decks282 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.5%inclusion54 decks973 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.2%inclusion81 decks1.12K decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion552 decks1.12K decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion458 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion326 decks1.12K decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion313 decks1.12K decks
-27%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion274 decks1.12K decks
11%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion257 decks1.12K decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion252 decks1.12K decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion238 decks1.12K decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion217 decks1.12K decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion202 decks1.12K decks
12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion150 decks1.12K decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion141 decks1.12K decks
-25%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion114 decks959 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion118 decks1.12K decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion111 decks1.12K decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion108 decks1.12K decks
-8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.3%inclusion105 decks1.12K decks
-20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.6%inclusion27 decks313 decks
-4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
7.5%inclusion40 decks532 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion83 decks1.12K decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.2%inclusion81 decks1.12K decks
-9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.2%inclusion81 decks1.12K decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.1%inclusion68 decks1.12K decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.5%inclusion62 decks1.12K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion822 decks1.12K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion626 decks1.12K decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion376 decks1.12K decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion348 decks1.12K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion271 decks1.12K decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion123 decks1.12K decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion121 decks1.12K decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion113 decks1.12K decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
5.9%inclusion46 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion1.10K decks1.12K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion360 decks1.12K decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion227 decks1.12K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion117 decks959 decks
-7%synergy
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