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Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
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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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Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Dream Beavers
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Merchant of Venom
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Splinter's Technique
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
80%inclusion104 decks130 decks
63%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion109 decks130 decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
58%inclusion75 decks130 decks
56%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion98 decks130 decks
56%synergy
Bone Shredder
55%inclusion72 decks130 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
67%inclusion87 decks130 decks
53%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
55%inclusion72 decks130 decks
53%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
52%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
71%inclusion92 decks130 decks
51%synergy
Big Game Hunter
49%inclusion64 decks130 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
78%inclusion101 decks130 decks
46%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
67%inclusion87 decks130 decks
41%synergy
Grave Pact
66%inclusion86 decks130 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion82 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion82 decks130 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion73 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Carrion Feeder
56%inclusion73 decks130 decks
44%synergy
Blood Pet
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
47%synergy
Diabolic Intent
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion68 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion50 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Greedy Freebooter
52%inclusion68 decks130 decks
47%synergy
Grim Haruspex
51%inclusion66 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
50%inclusion65 decks130 decks
41%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
48%inclusion62 decks130 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
36%synergy
Shambling Ghast
47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Burglar Rat
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Skyscanner
42%inclusion54 decks130 decks
40%synergy
Skullport Merchant
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
38%synergy
Clattering Augur
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
34%synergy
Virus Beetle
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
-17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Novice Occultist
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
32%inclusion42 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Mindless Automaton
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
29%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
-19%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Fume Spitter
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Leaden Myr
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Tattered Mummy
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Hecteyes
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Basal Thrull
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Dockside Chef
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
43%inclusion56 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion55 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Tragic Slip
36%inclusion47 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion35 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
-19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-17%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-16%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Wake the Dead
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Nasty End
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
-12%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
-15%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
-10%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Killing Wave
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-11%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Return
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion62 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
27%inclusion35 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Meekstone
22%inclusion29 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Spawning Pit
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Genesis Chamber
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Smokestack
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
53%inclusion69 decks130 decks
36%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
44%inclusion57 decks130 decks
33%synergy
Contamination
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
37%synergy
Dark Privilege
36%inclusion47 decks130 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Attrition
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Black Market
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
-24%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Into the Pit
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-9%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-15%synergy
Gift of Doom
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Soul Enervation
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
0%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion88 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
62%inclusion81 decks130 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion67 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion65 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
46%inclusion60 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
10%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion49 decks130 decks
30%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion42 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
1%synergy
War Room
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion122 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion126 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion35 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
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