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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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Grave Venerations
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Diviner
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
73%inclusion186 decks254 decks
71%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion213 decks254 decks
67%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
70%inclusion177 decks254 decks
67%synergy
Cadaver Imp
66%inclusion168 decks254 decks
64%synergy
Bone Shredder
64%inclusion163 decks254 decks
62%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion170 decks254 decks
61%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion213 decks254 decks
61%synergy
Blood Pet
64%inclusion163 decks254 decks
56%synergy
Shambling Ghast
61%inclusion155 decks254 decks
56%synergy
Skyscanner
56%inclusion143 decks254 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
78%inclusion197 decks254 decks
46%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
66%inclusion167 decks254 decks
47%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
63%inclusion160 decks254 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion152 decks254 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion150 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion145 decks254 decks
38%synergy
Village Rites
57%inclusion144 decks254 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion143 decks254 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion140 decks254 decks
33%synergy
Grim Haruspex
54%inclusion138 decks254 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion57 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion32 decks254 decks
-15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
-11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Big Game Hunter
54%inclusion138 decks254 decks
52%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
54%inclusion137 decks254 decks
52%synergy
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion137 decks254 decks
43%synergy
Skullport Merchant
53%inclusion135 decks254 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion132 decks254 decks
31%synergy
Clattering Augur
52%inclusion131 decks254 decks
50%synergy
Novice Occultist
51%inclusion130 decks254 decks
50%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
50%inclusion126 decks254 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46%inclusion116 decks254 decks
-6%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
45%inclusion106 decks233 decks
35%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
43%inclusion110 decks254 decks
42%synergy
Burglar Rat
42%inclusion107 decks254 decks
31%synergy
Fume Spitter
40%inclusion101 decks254 decks
38%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
40%inclusion101 decks254 decks
39%synergy
Tattered Mummy
38%inclusion97 decks254 decks
37%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
37%inclusion95 decks254 decks
36%synergy
Virus Beetle
34%inclusion87 decks254 decks
28%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33%inclusion83 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
32%inclusion81 decks254 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
31%inclusion80 decks254 decks
31%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion78 decks254 decks
24%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
30%inclusion76 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
30%inclusion75 decks254 decks
27%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
27%inclusion69 decks254 decks
26%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
27%inclusion68 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
26%inclusion67 decks254 decks
26%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
26%inclusion65 decks254 decks
25%synergy
Nezumi Informant
26%inclusion65 decks254 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion54 decks220 decks
19%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
24%inclusion62 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
24%inclusion56 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
23%inclusion58 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion58 decks254 decks
-26%synergy
Dockside Chef
23%inclusion58 decks254 decks
21%synergy
Infestation Sage
21%inclusion43 decks204 decks
17%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
20%inclusion51 decks254 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
20%inclusion50 decks254 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion50 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
20%inclusion50 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Perilous Myr
20%inclusion50 decks254 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion49 decks254 decks
17%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
19%inclusion48 decks254 decks
18%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
19%inclusion47 decks254 decks
17%synergy
Basal Thrull
19%inclusion47 decks254 decks
17%synergy
Deathgreeter
18%inclusion46 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
18%inclusion46 decks254 decks
17%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
18%inclusion45 decks254 decks
17%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion44 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
17%inclusion42 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
17%inclusion42 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion135 decks254 decks
-13%synergy
Tragic Slip
53%inclusion135 decks254 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion117 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion92 decks254 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion74 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
31%inclusion80 decks254 decks
27%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion73 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion69 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion55 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion54 decks254 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion45 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion42 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion41 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion41 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion31 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Body Count
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
11%inclusion25 decks232 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion25 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
9.4%inclusion24 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.4%inclusion24 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.1%inclusion23 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.1%inclusion21 decks232 decks
-7%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
-15%synergy
Thrilling Encore
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
-11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
-17%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
42%inclusion107 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Eaten Alive
37%inclusion93 decks254 decks
33%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion69 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Bone Shards
26%inclusion65 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion60 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion56 decks254 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion49 decks254 decks
-20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion47 decks254 decks
-19%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion41 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
14%inclusion30 decks219 decks
12%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion34 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion32 decks254 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion32 decks254 decks
-12%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion30 decks254 decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion30 decks254 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion20 decks204 decks
-7%synergy
Worthy Cost
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
9.1%inclusion23 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Annihilating Glare
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.0%inclusion17 decks243 decks
6%synergy
Season of Loss
6.6%inclusion15 decks227 decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
46%inclusion118 decks254 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion112 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
41%inclusion105 decks254 decks
20%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
36%inclusion92 decks254 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion83 decks254 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion58 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion55 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion42 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Meekstone
12%inclusion30 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Genesis Chamber
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Coils
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
-6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
47%inclusion119 decks254 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
40%inclusion101 decks254 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
37%inclusion93 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion85 decks254 decks
28%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
30%inclusion76 decks254 decks
26%synergy
Open the Graves
26%inclusion65 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion60 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion53 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Gift of Doom
19%inclusion47 decks254 decks
18%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
18%inclusion46 decks254 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
-23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion42 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Attrition
16%inclusion41 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion39 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Soul Enervation
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion29 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
7%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Contamination
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion147 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
47%inclusion120 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion109 decks254 decks
-12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion101 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion87 decks254 decks
10%synergy
High Market
32%inclusion82 decks254 decks
25%synergy
Westvale Abbey
30%inclusion76 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion71 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion71 decks254 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
28%inclusion70 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion52 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion44 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion40 decks233 decks
7%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion39 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion36 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion24 decks190 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Mire
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.4%inclusion24 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion24 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion201 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion142 decks254 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion57 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion54 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion52 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
-8%synergy
Séance Board
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion246 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion79 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion69 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion45 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion14 decks231 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
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