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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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Bone Shredder
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Big Game Hunter
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Viscera Seer
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Grim Haruspex
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Cadaver Imp
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Grave Pact
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Blood Pet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Skullport Merchant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Skyscanner
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Novice Occultist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Fume Spitter
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Clattering Augur
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Shambling Ghast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Mindless Automaton
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Tattered Mummy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Burglar Rat
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Leaden Myr
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Nezumi Informant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Virus Beetle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Plague Myr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Triskelion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Deathgreeter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Workhorse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Nested Shambler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Deadly Dispute
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Tragic Slip
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Professor's Warning
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Orcish Medicine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Body Count
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Death Denied
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Urborg Justice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Final Vengeance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bone Shards
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Spark Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Blood on the Snow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Annihilating Glare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Step Right Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Secret Salvage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Mithril Coat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Genesis Chamber
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Meekstone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Coils
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Champion's Helm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Forge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Dark Privilege
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Rites
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Black Market
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Gift of Doom
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Attrition
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Soul Enervation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
War Room
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
High Market
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Barren Moor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Demolition Field
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
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