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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
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Grave Venerations
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
South Wind Avatar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
81%synergy
Bone Shredder
81%inclusion56 decks69 decks
79%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
72%synergy
Viscera Seer
87%inclusion60 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Shambling Ghast
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Skyscanner
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Skullport Merchant
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
69%synergy
Cadaver Imp
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Clattering Augur
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
61%synergy
Blood Artist
81%inclusion56 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Big Game Hunter
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
66%synergy
Blood Pet
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
60%synergy
Tragic Slip
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Novice Occultist
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
64%synergy
Village Rites
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Burglar Rat
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Mindless Automaton
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Tattered Mummy
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Virus Beetle
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Fume Spitter
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Leaden Myr
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Nezumi Informant
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Woe Strider
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Dockside Chef
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Basal Thrull
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Perilous Myr
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Hecteyes
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-31%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Agent Venom
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
-26%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Body Count
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Professor's Warning
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Wake the Dead
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-15%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Without Weakness
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Bone Shards
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Bone Splinters
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Spark Harvest
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-31%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Killing Wave
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Annihilating Glare
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
-22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Skullclamp
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Chamber
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Coils
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Shield
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Dark Privilege
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Rites
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Black Market
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Gift of Doom
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Open the Graves
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Attrition
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Soul Enervation
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-31%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Soul Channeling
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ninja Teen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hecatomb
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
30%synergy
High Market
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-30%synergy
Barren Moor
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-22%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
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