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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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Bile-Vial Boggart
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
87%inclusion97 decks112 decks
84%synergy
Skullport Merchant
78%inclusion87 decks112 decks
76%synergy
Bone Shredder
77%inclusion86 decks112 decks
75%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
78%inclusion87 decks112 decks
75%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Novice Occultist
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
73%synergy
Tattered Mummy
72%inclusion81 decks112 decks
71%synergy
Skyscanner
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
69%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
67%synergy
Cadaver Imp
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion86 decks112 decks
60%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
71%inclusion80 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion78 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Blood Pet
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
61%synergy
Shambling Ghast
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
63%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
65%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
65%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
60%synergy
Fume Spitter
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
61%synergy
Clattering Augur
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Big Game Hunter
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Virus Beetle
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
54%synergy
Dockside Chef
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Perilous Myr
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Leaden Myr
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Mindless Automaton
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Infestation Sage
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
-22%synergy
Basal Thrull
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Hecteyes
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Corpse Blockade
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Death Cultist
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Nantuko Husk
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Deathgreeter
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Altar's Reap
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Costly Plunder
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Armor of Shadows
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Professor's Warning
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-50%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Without Weakness
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Offer Immortality
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Breathe Your Last
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Unlikely Aid
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Wail of the Nim
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Vitality
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Undying Evil
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Dark Dabbling
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Body Count
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up the Body
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Cast Down
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
55%synergy
Bone Shards
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
50%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Spark Harvest
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Bone Splinters
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Final Vengeance
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Annihilating Glare
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Severed Strands
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Phantom Train
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Coils
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Mirror Shield
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Culling Dais
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Rites
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Soul Enervation
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
22%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Open the Graves
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Fallen Ideal
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Soul Channeling
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Mind Slash
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
-29%synergy
Polluted Mire
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
-46%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion112 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
8%synergy
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