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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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Sinister Gnarlbark
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Twilight Diviner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Splinter's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ashnod's Altar
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Blood Pet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Bone Shredder
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Contamination
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Grave Pact
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Cadaver Imp
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Shambling Ghast
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Skullport Merchant
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Burglar Rat
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Clattering Augur
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Skyscanner
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Virus Beetle
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Leaden Myr
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Dockside Chef
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Grim Haruspex
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Big Game Hunter
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Novice Occultist
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Mindless Automaton
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Fume Spitter
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Myr Retriever
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Hecteyes
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Tattered Mummy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Coretapper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Festering Mummy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Reaper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Defile
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Altar's Reap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Shred Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dark Dabbling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Professor's Warning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Death Cloud
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Secret Salvage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Meekstone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Spawning Pit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Smokestack
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Genesis Chamber
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Thrumming Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lifeline
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Static Orb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Teval's Judgment
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Into the Pit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Contract
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Soul Enervation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Attrition
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
29%synergy
High Market
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Westvale Abbey
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Barren Moor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Springleaf Drum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
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