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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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Dusk Legion Zealot
86%inclusion101 decks117 decks
83%synergy
Viscera Seer
92%inclusion108 decks117 decks
76%synergy
Bone Shredder
77%inclusion90 decks117 decks
75%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
77%inclusion90 decks117 decks
75%synergy
Skullport Merchant
72%inclusion84 decks117 decks
70%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
74%inclusion87 decks117 decks
69%synergy
Skyscanner
69%inclusion81 decks117 decks
68%synergy
Big Game Hunter
69%inclusion81 decks117 decks
67%synergy
Cadaver Imp
68%inclusion80 decks117 decks
66%synergy
Shambling Ghast
71%inclusion83 decks117 decks
66%synergy
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Zulaport Cutthroat
85%inclusion100 decks117 decks
63%synergy
Blood Artist
76%inclusion89 decks117 decks
45%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
70%inclusion82 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
67%inclusion78 decks117 decks
51%synergy
Blood Pet
67%inclusion78 decks117 decks
59%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
41%synergy
Clattering Augur
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
63%synergy
Tragic Slip
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
52%synergy
Novice Occultist
63%inclusion74 decks117 decks
62%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
56%inclusion66 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
56%inclusion66 decks117 decks
55%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
55%inclusion58 decks105 decks
45%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
53%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
53%inclusion62 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Tattered Mummy
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Fume Spitter
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
47%synergy
Burglar Rat
47%inclusion55 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Leaden Myr
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
40%synergy
Virus Beetle
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Dockside Chef
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Nezumi Informant
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Perilous Myr
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Hecteyes
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-30%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Basal Thrull
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion67 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
-18%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Body Count
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Professor's Warning
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Nasty End
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-11%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Death Denied
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Eaten Alive
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Bone Shards
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-21%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Annihilating Glare
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-13%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Killing Wave
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-32%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Skullclamp
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
-29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Coils
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Meekstone
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Rites
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Black Market
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Gift of Doom
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Attrition
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Soul Enervation
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-29%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Into the Pit
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion79 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
20%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
-30%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
4%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion89 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion73 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion114 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
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