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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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Dream Beavers
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Diviner
4.7%inclusion6 decks128 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
77%inclusion831 decks1.09K decks
74%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
75%inclusion810 decks1.09K decks
72%synergy
Bone Shredder
71%inclusion773 decks1.09K decks
69%synergy
Viscera Seer
85%inclusion923 decks1.09K decks
68%synergy
Skullport Merchant
66%inclusion718 decks1.09K decks
64%synergy
Cadaver Imp
66%inclusion712 decks1.09K decks
64%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
68%inclusion739 decks1.09K decks
62%synergy
Novice Occultist
63%inclusion687 decks1.09K decks
62%synergy
Skyscanner
62%inclusion677 decks1.09K decks
61%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
82%inclusion890 decks1.09K decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
69%inclusion751 decks1.09K decks
38%synergy
Blood Pet
65%inclusion707 decks1.09K decks
57%synergy
Shambling Ghast
64%inclusion697 decks1.09K decks
59%synergy
Village Rites
63%inclusion688 decks1.09K decks
38%synergy
Big Game Hunter
61%inclusion658 decks1.09K decks
58%synergy
Tragic Slip
60%inclusion653 decks1.09K decks
40%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
59%inclusion640 decks1.09K decks
36%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
59%inclusion639 decks1.09K decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion638 decks1.09K decks
47%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
58%inclusion632 decks1.09K decks
56%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion599 decks1.09K decks
35%synergy
Clattering Augur
55%inclusion594 decks1.09K decks
53%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
54%inclusion589 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion563 decks1.09K decks
43%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
51%inclusion549 decks1.09K decks
32%synergy
Tattered Mummy
49%inclusion531 decks1.09K decks
48%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion525 decks1.09K decks
40%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
48%inclusion522 decks1.09K decks
47%synergy
Fume Spitter
47%inclusion507 decks1.09K decks
45%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
45%inclusion494 decks1.09K decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
45%inclusion463 decks1.02K decks
35%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
44%inclusion473 decks1.09K decks
42%synergy
Burglar Rat
43%inclusion467 decks1.09K decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion455 decks1.09K decks
-9%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
41%inclusion450 decks1.09K decks
40%synergy
Leaden Myr
40%inclusion430 decks1.09K decks
33%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
39%inclusion420 decks1.09K decks
36%synergy
Virus Beetle
36%inclusion392 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Mindless Automaton
35%inclusion375 decks1.09K decks
34%synergy
Dockside Chef
31%inclusion334 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
29%inclusion317 decks1.09K decks
22%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
29%inclusion310 decks1.09K decks
24%synergy
Perilous Myr
28%inclusion309 decks1.09K decks
28%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
28%inclusion305 decks1.09K decks
27%synergy
Nezumi Informant
28%inclusion300 decks1.09K decks
21%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
28%inclusion299 decks1.09K decks
27%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
27%inclusion288 decks1.09K decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion279 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion270 decks1.09K decks
24%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
24%inclusion257 decks1.09K decks
23%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
23%inclusion248 decks1.09K decks
22%synergy
Infestation Sage
23%inclusion168 decks742 decks
18%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
23%inclusion245 decks1.09K decks
22%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
22%inclusion238 decks1.09K decks
21%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
22%inclusion237 decks1.09K decks
21%synergy
Smothering Abomination
22%inclusion236 decks1.09K decks
20%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion235 decks1.09K decks
15%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
22%inclusion234 decks1.09K decks
20%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
21%inclusion232 decks1.09K decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion232 decks1.09K decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion230 decks1.09K decks
12%synergy
Basal Thrull
21%inclusion229 decks1.09K decks
20%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
21%inclusion226 decks1.09K decks
15%synergy
Deathgreeter
20%inclusion222 decks1.09K decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion203 decks1.02K decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
18%inclusion162 decks884 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion58 decks333 decks
9%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
17%inclusion180 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
16%inclusion170 decks1.09K decks
-32%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion160 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion525 decks1.09K decks
-18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion480 decks1.09K decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
43%inclusion469 decks1.09K decks
31%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion362 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion360 decks1.09K decks
-4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
25%inclusion273 decks1.09K decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion173 decks844 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion222 decks1.09K decks
-2%synergy
Professor's Warning
17%inclusion188 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion187 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Body Count
17%inclusion183 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Altar's Reap
17%inclusion182 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion176 decks1.09K decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion165 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
15%inclusion160 decks1.09K decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion150 decks1.09K decks
-2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion133 decks1.01K decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion142 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion127 decks1.02K decks
-6%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion129 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion129 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Wake the Dead
12%inclusion126 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion120 decks1.09K decks
-12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion118 decks1.09K decks
-14%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion107 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion105 decks1.01K decks
-5%synergy
Nasty End
8.0%inclusion87 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.0%inclusion87 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.9%inclusion86 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.6%inclusion82 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Without Weakness
7.5%inclusion81 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
6.6%inclusion72 decks1.09K decks
-1%synergy
Murder
6.4%inclusion70 decks1.09K decks
-4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.6%inclusion61 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.2%inclusion56 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion620 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Victimize
41%inclusion444 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Eaten Alive
41%inclusion440 decks1.09K decks
37%synergy
Bone Shards
31%inclusion338 decks1.09K decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion262 decks1.09K decks
-12%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion235 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Spark Harvest
18%inclusion198 decks1.09K decks
17%synergy
Final Vengeance
15%inclusion131 decks846 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion159 decks1.09K decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion159 decks1.09K decks
-22%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion158 decks1.09K decks
-10%synergy
Bone Splinters
13%inclusion146 decks1.09K decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion145 decks1.09K decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion133 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion122 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion118 decks1.07K decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion112 decks1.09K decks
-7%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
10%inclusion112 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion110 decks1.09K decks
-4%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion47 decks471 decks
8%synergy
Annihilating Glare
10%inclusion105 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
9.1%inclusion99 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion99 decks1.09K decks
-15%synergy
Reanimate
9.0%inclusion98 decks1.09K decks
-30%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.8%inclusion58 decks748 decks
-9%synergy
Season of Loss
7.2%inclusion67 decks937 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.2%inclusion67 decks1.09K decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion63 decks1.09K decks
-15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion610 decks1.09K decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion548 decks1.09K decks
31%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
41%inclusion447 decks1.09K decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion445 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
34%inclusion373 decks1.09K decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
31%inclusion334 decks1.09K decks
-31%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion207 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Spawning Pit
18%inclusion192 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion187 decks1.09K decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion164 decks1.09K decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion156 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
13%inclusion145 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Lightning Coils
11%inclusion124 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Genesis Chamber
10%inclusion107 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.8%inclusion96 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.6%inclusion82 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
7.5%inclusion81 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.2%inclusion78 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
7.0%inclusion76 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.0%inclusion76 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.4%inclusion69 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion61 decks1.09K decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
51%inclusion558 decks1.09K decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Rites
39%inclusion420 decks1.09K decks
33%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
33%inclusion354 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion332 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Open the Graves
27%inclusion294 decks1.09K decks
24%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion252 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion249 decks1.09K decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
18%inclusion196 decks1.09K decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion185 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Soul Enervation
17%inclusion180 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Attrition
15%inclusion160 decks1.09K decks
12%synergy
Gift of Doom
14%inclusion154 decks1.09K decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion132 decks1.09K decks
-28%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
12%inclusion56 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
12%inclusion125 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion95 decks837 decks
10%synergy
Fallen Ideal
10%inclusion108 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion106 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.4%inclusion80 decks855 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.0%inclusion98 decks1.09K decks
-1%synergy
Soul Channeling
8.6%inclusion93 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion90 decks1.09K decks
-9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.6%inclusion82 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.2%inclusion30 decks482 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.0%inclusion62 decks1.03K decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.3%inclusion79 decks1.09K decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion540 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion450 decks1.09K decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion320 decks1.09K decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion309 decks1.09K decks
-26%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion274 decks1.09K decks
12%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion255 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion245 decks1.09K decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion242 decks1.09K decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion211 decks1.09K decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion205 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion150 decks1.09K decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion148 decks1.09K decks
-24%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion123 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion128 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion109 decks1.09K decks
-20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion104 decks1.09K decks
-8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.4%inclusion36 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Mire
9.0%inclusion98 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
8.1%inclusion48 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion81 decks1.09K decks
0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.4%inclusion80 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.3%inclusion79 decks1.09K decks
-8%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion64 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion57 decks1.09K decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.2%inclusion56 decks1.09K decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion790 decks1.09K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion604 decks1.09K decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion347 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion318 decks1.09K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion259 decks1.09K decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion118 decks1.09K decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion110 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion107 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
6.2%inclusion52 decks837 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion1.06K decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion352 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion222 decks1.09K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion127 decks1.02K decks
-6%synergy
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