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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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Serrated Scorpion
86%inclusion98 decks114 decks
84%synergy
Bone Shredder
82%inclusion94 decks114 decks
81%synergy
Skullport Merchant
80%inclusion91 decks114 decks
78%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
81%inclusion92 decks114 decks
78%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
76%inclusion87 decks114 decks
75%synergy
Skyscanner
74%inclusion84 decks114 decks
72%synergy
Novice Occultist
74%inclusion84 decks114 decks
72%synergy
Tattered Mummy
72%inclusion82 decks114 decks
71%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
67%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
68%inclusion77 decks114 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion90 decks114 decks
62%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Blood Pet
69%inclusion79 decks114 decks
61%synergy
Shambling Ghast
68%inclusion77 decks114 decks
62%synergy
Cadaver Imp
66%inclusion75 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Fume Spitter
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
63%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
64%inclusion73 decks114 decks
62%synergy
Tragic Slip
64%inclusion73 decks114 decks
43%synergy
Clattering Augur
63%inclusion72 decks114 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Pilgrim's Eye
63%inclusion72 decks114 decks
62%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
60%synergy
Big Game Hunter
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
59%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
57%synergy
Virus Beetle
57%inclusion65 decks114 decks
50%synergy
Dockside Chef
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
54%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Leaden Myr
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
44%synergy
Perilous Myr
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
49%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Mindless Automaton
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
44%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Hecteyes
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Infestation Sage
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Reaper
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Basal Thrull
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Corpse Blockade
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Grim Haruspex
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Nantuko Husk
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Death Cultist
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Armor of Shadows
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Altar's Reap
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Costly Plunder
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Professor's Warning
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Nasty End
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-51%synergy
Without Weakness
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Offer Immortality
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Breathe Your Last
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Unlikely Aid
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Wail of the Nim
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Body Count
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Rush of Vitality
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-18%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Death Denied
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Dark Dabbling
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Final Flourish
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
56%synergy
Bone Shards
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Spark Harvest
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Bone Splinters
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Final Vengeance
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Annihilating Glare
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Innocent Blood
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Severed Strands
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Phantom Train
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Coils
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Mirror Shield
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Culling Dais
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-21%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
61%inclusion69 decks114 decks
59%synergy
Vampiric Rites
55%inclusion63 decks114 decks
49%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Soul Enervation
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
22%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fallen Ideal
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Open the Graves
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Soul Channeling
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Mind Slash
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Shadows of the Past
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Mire
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-30%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
0%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
64%inclusion73 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
-48%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion114 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
7%synergy
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