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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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Deadly Precision
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Purple Pentapus
0.6%inclusion1 decks158 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
77%inclusion885 decks1.14K decks
74%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
76%inclusion873 decks1.14K decks
74%synergy
Bone Shredder
72%inclusion824 decks1.14K decks
70%synergy
Viscera Seer
86%inclusion983 decks1.14K decks
69%synergy
Skullport Merchant
67%inclusion769 decks1.14K decks
65%synergy
Cadaver Imp
67%inclusion765 decks1.14K decks
65%synergy
Skyscanner
64%inclusion729 decks1.14K decks
62%synergy
Novice Occultist
64%inclusion732 decks1.14K decks
62%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion767 decks1.14K decks
61%synergy
Shambling Ghast
65%inclusion749 decks1.14K decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
82%inclusion943 decks1.14K decks
59%synergy
Blood Artist
71%inclusion808 decks1.14K decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion741 decks1.14K decks
40%synergy
Blood Pet
65%inclusion740 decks1.14K decks
57%synergy
Big Game Hunter
62%inclusion705 decks1.14K decks
59%synergy
Carrion Feeder
61%inclusion696 decks1.14K decks
50%synergy
Tragic Slip
60%inclusion691 decks1.14K decks
40%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
60%inclusion687 decks1.14K decks
58%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
59%inclusion679 decks1.14K decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion672 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
57%inclusion657 decks1.14K decks
36%synergy
Clattering Augur
56%inclusion642 decks1.14K decks
54%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
55%inclusion625 decks1.14K decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion621 decks1.14K decks
34%synergy
Grim Haruspex
53%inclusion611 decks1.14K decks
44%synergy
Tattered Mummy
50%inclusion569 decks1.14K decks
49%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
50%inclusion569 decks1.14K decks
48%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
50%inclusion569 decks1.14K decks
32%synergy
Fume Spitter
48%inclusion553 decks1.14K decks
47%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion549 decks1.14K decks
40%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
47%inclusion537 decks1.14K decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
46%inclusion426 decks926 decks
35%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
45%inclusion519 decks1.14K decks
44%synergy
Burglar Rat
44%inclusion505 decks1.14K decks
33%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
44%inclusion504 decks1.14K decks
43%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion489 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
40%inclusion460 decks1.14K decks
38%synergy
Leaden Myr
40%inclusion456 decks1.14K decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
38%inclusion437 decks1.14K decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
37%inclusion425 decks1.14K decks
36%synergy
Dockside Chef
32%inclusion370 decks1.14K decks
30%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
31%inclusion360 decks1.14K decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion359 decks1.14K decks
24%synergy
Perilous Myr
30%inclusion338 decks1.14K decks
29%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
29%inclusion334 decks1.14K decks
25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
29%inclusion330 decks1.14K decks
28%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
28%inclusion324 decks1.14K decks
28%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
27%inclusion312 decks1.14K decks
26%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
26%inclusion297 decks1.14K decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
25%inclusion290 decks1.14K decks
16%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
25%inclusion283 decks1.14K decks
24%synergy
Smothering Abomination
24%inclusion273 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
23%inclusion265 decks1.14K decks
21%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
23%inclusion265 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
Infestation Sage
23%inclusion149 decks648 decks
18%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
23%inclusion260 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
23%inclusion244 decks1.07K decks
21%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
22%inclusion257 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion256 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
22%inclusion249 decks1.14K decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion249 decks1.14K decks
13%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
22%inclusion246 decks1.14K decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion244 decks1.14K decks
18%synergy
Deathgreeter
21%inclusion239 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
21%inclusion191 decks926 decks
8%synergy
Basal Thrull
20%inclusion233 decks1.14K decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion131 decks790 decks
11%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
17%inclusion189 decks1.14K decks
16%synergy
Hecteyes
15%inclusion40 decks262 decks
12%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
15%inclusion173 decks1.14K decks
13%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion571 decks1.14K decks
-16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion511 decks1.14K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion503 decks1.14K decks
32%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion396 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
34%inclusion392 decks1.14K decks
30%synergy
Armor of Shadows
25%inclusion281 decks1.14K decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion153 decks750 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion228 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Body Count
18%inclusion203 decks1.14K decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion199 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
17%inclusion197 decks1.14K decks
16%synergy
Altar's Reap
16%inclusion188 decks1.14K decks
14%synergy
Costly Plunder
15%inclusion177 decks1.14K decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion172 decks1.14K decks
-10%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion172 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
14%inclusion130 decks919 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion150 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion143 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion142 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion112 decks926 decks
-6%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion133 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Wake the Dead
12%inclusion132 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion130 decks1.14K decks
-12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion101 decks918 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion94 decks926 decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
9.4%inclusion107 decks1.14K decks
-14%synergy
Nasty End
8.5%inclusion97 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.3%inclusion95 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Without Weakness
7.3%inclusion83 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.3%inclusion83 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.0%inclusion80 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion77 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion72 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.2%inclusion71 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.0%inclusion69 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
42%inclusion478 decks1.14K decks
38%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion477 decks1.14K decks
16%synergy
Bone Shards
33%inclusion379 decks1.14K decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion280 decks1.14K decks
-12%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion263 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Spark Harvest
21%inclusion236 decks1.14K decks
20%synergy
Final Vengeance
16%inclusion119 decks752 decks
14%synergy
Bone Splinters
14%inclusion164 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion163 decks1.14K decks
-23%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion162 decks1.14K decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion148 decks1.14K decks
-11%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion144 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion142 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
12%inclusion117 decks980 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion128 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Annihilating Glare
11%inclusion125 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
11%inclusion122 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion120 decks1.14K decks
-8%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion113 decks1.14K decks
-5%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
10%inclusion109 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.8%inclusion101 decks1.14K decks
-15%synergy
Reanimate
7.9%inclusion90 decks1.14K decks
-30%synergy
Season of Loss
7.7%inclusion65 decks843 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion48 decks654 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.3%inclusion72 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
5.5%inclusion63 decks1.14K decks
-15%synergy
Killing Wave
5.2%inclusion59 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion646 decks1.14K decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
52%inclusion595 decks1.14K decks
33%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
42%inclusion485 decks1.14K decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion472 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion401 decks1.14K decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
28%inclusion321 decks1.14K decks
-32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion207 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion192 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion189 decks1.14K decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion181 decks1.14K decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion169 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
13%inclusion152 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Lightning Coils
12%inclusion132 decks1.14K decks
11%synergy
Genesis Chamber
10%inclusion113 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
10%inclusion110 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.9%inclusion90 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Mirror Shield
7.4%inclusion85 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
7.1%inclusion81 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.0%inclusion80 decks1.14K decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.5%inclusion74 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.2%inclusion71 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.8%inclusion66 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
52%inclusion593 decks1.14K decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Rites
38%inclusion430 decks1.14K decks
32%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
34%inclusion394 decks1.14K decks
31%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion354 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Open the Graves
28%inclusion323 decks1.14K decks
25%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion264 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion250 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
20%inclusion224 decks1.14K decks
19%synergy
Soul Enervation
18%inclusion190 decks1.07K decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion200 decks1.14K decks
7%synergy
Gift of Doom
15%inclusion171 decks1.14K decks
14%synergy
Attrition
14%inclusion158 decks1.14K decks
11%synergy
Into the Pit
12%inclusion91 decks743 decks
11%synergy
Blight Mound
12%inclusion138 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion130 decks1.14K decks
-29%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
11%inclusion40 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion117 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
10%inclusion111 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Soul Channeling
9.1%inclusion104 decks1.14K decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.2%inclusion94 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.1%inclusion62 decks761 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.6%inclusion87 decks1.14K decks
-10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.5%inclusion86 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.9%inclusion26 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.5%inclusion52 decks940 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.2%inclusion82 decks1.14K decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion562 decks1.14K decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
40%inclusion458 decks1.14K decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion336 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion322 decks1.14K decks
-27%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion270 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion266 decks1.14K decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion263 decks1.14K decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion238 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion219 decks1.14K decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion207 decks1.14K decks
12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion152 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion144 decks1.14K decks
-25%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion112 decks926 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion119 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion112 decks1.14K decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.4%inclusion25 decks267 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.4%inclusion107 decks1.14K decks
-20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion103 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion86 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
7.5%inclusion37 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.2%inclusion82 decks1.14K decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion81 decks1.14K decks
-9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.1%inclusion70 decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion61 decks1.14K decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion58 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion843 decks1.14K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion648 decks1.14K decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion380 decks1.14K decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion366 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion279 decks1.14K decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion125 decks1.14K decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion125 decks1.14K decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion114 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
5.5%inclusion41 decks743 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion1.12K decks1.14K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion365 decks1.14K decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion228 decks1.14K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion112 decks926 decks
-6%synergy
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