Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Reanimator

Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dream Beavers
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
South Wind Avatar
2.4%inclusion3 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Ninja Teen
2.4%inclusion3 decks124 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
71%inclusion219 decks308 decks
69%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
69%inclusion213 decks308 decks
67%synergy
Viscera Seer
81%inclusion250 decks308 decks
64%synergy
Cadaver Imp
65%inclusion201 decks308 decks
63%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
69%inclusion212 decks308 decks
63%synergy
Bone Shredder
64%inclusion196 decks308 decks
62%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion260 decks308 decks
61%synergy
Shambling Ghast
60%inclusion184 decks308 decks
54%synergy
Blood Pet
62%inclusion190 decks308 decks
54%synergy
Skyscanner
54%inclusion167 decks308 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
78%inclusion241 decks308 decks
46%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
68%inclusion210 decks308 decks
49%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
60%inclusion186 decks308 decks
35%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion185 decks308 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion184 decks308 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
58%inclusion178 decks308 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
57%inclusion175 decks308 decks
31%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion175 decks308 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion172 decks308 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion168 decks308 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
23%inclusion71 decks308 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion45 decks308 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion33 decks308 decks
-10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion32 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
7.8%inclusion24 decks308 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.5%inclusion23 decks308 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Abyssal Gatekeeper
53%inclusion164 decks308 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion163 decks308 decks
33%synergy
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion161 decks308 decks
43%synergy
Big Game Hunter
52%inclusion159 decks308 decks
49%synergy
Skullport Merchant
51%inclusion156 decks308 decks
49%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion154 decks308 decks
38%synergy
Novice Occultist
50%inclusion154 decks308 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
48%inclusion149 decks308 decks
40%synergy
Clattering Augur
48%inclusion149 decks308 decks
47%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
46%inclusion140 decks304 decks
35%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion136 decks308 decks
-7%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
42%inclusion130 decks308 decks
41%synergy
Burglar Rat
40%inclusion122 decks308 decks
29%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
38%inclusion117 decks308 decks
37%synergy
Tattered Mummy
37%inclusion114 decks308 decks
36%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
36%inclusion110 decks308 decks
35%synergy
Fume Spitter
35%inclusion109 decks308 decks
34%synergy
Virus Beetle
33%inclusion101 decks308 decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
32%inclusion100 decks308 decks
23%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
30%inclusion91 decks308 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
29%inclusion90 decks308 decks
28%synergy
Mindless Automaton
29%inclusion88 decks308 decks
28%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
28%inclusion87 decks308 decks
22%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
28%inclusion87 decks308 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
27%inclusion83 decks308 decks
-21%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
27%inclusion82 decks308 decks
26%synergy
Leaden Myr
27%inclusion82 decks308 decks
21%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion74 decks293 decks
19%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion77 decks308 decks
21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
24%inclusion74 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24%inclusion73 decks308 decks
23%synergy
Infestation Sage
22%inclusion62 decks277 decks
18%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion68 decks308 decks
19%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
21%inclusion66 decks308 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
21%inclusion66 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion63 decks308 decks
12%synergy
Dockside Chef
20%inclusion63 decks308 decks
19%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion60 decks308 decks
16%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
19%inclusion58 decks308 decks
18%synergy
Basal Thrull
19%inclusion58 decks308 decks
18%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
19%inclusion57 decks308 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion56 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Perilous Myr
18%inclusion56 decks308 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
17%inclusion53 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
17%inclusion52 decks308 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion51 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
17%inclusion51 decks308 decks
16%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
16%inclusion48 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion47 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
15%inclusion46 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
55%inclusion168 decks308 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion144 decks308 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion111 decks308 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion95 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion94 decks308 decks
-6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
30%inclusion93 decks308 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion83 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion71 decks308 decks
-2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
21%inclusion64 decks308 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion60 decks308 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion58 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion55 decks308 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion52 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion46 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion43 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion42 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion38 decks308 decks
11%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion36 decks308 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion30 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion30 decks308 decks
-15%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion30 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion29 decks303 decks
7%synergy
Wake the Dead
9.4%inclusion29 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
9.1%inclusion28 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.8%inclusion27 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.6%inclusion26 decks303 decks
-7%synergy
Feign Death
8.4%inclusion26 decks308 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.1%inclusion25 decks308 decks
1%synergy
Thrilling Encore
7.1%inclusion22 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion22 decks308 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion21 decks308 decks
-16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion20 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Nasty End
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
44%inclusion134 decks308 decks
17%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion101 decks308 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion72 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion72 decks308 decks
-12%synergy
Bone Shards
22%inclusion69 decks308 decks
19%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion68 decks308 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion65 decks308 decks
-16%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion63 decks308 decks
-19%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion54 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion48 decks308 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion46 decks308 decks
-10%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion44 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion41 decks308 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion35 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion36 decks308 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion34 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Spark Harvest
11%inclusion33 decks308 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion32 decks308 decks
-7%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.4%inclusion26 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.9%inclusion19 decks239 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.5%inclusion23 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.1%inclusion22 decks308 decks
-8%synergy
Killing Wave
6.5%inclusion20 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.2%inclusion19 decks308 decks
-9%synergy
Season of Loss
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
-7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
0%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.2%inclusion16 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
5.2%inclusion16 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
48%inclusion149 decks308 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion143 decks308 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
40%inclusion123 decks308 decks
18%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
34%inclusion104 decks308 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion103 decks308 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion67 decks308 decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion60 decks308 decks
14%synergy
Spawning Pit
14%inclusion44 decks308 decks
13%synergy
Meekstone
12%inclusion36 decks308 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion32 decks308 decks
-5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.8%inclusion27 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.8%inclusion27 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Chamber
8.4%inclusion26 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.8%inclusion24 decks308 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.8%inclusion21 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Coils
6.2%inclusion19 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
6.2%inclusion19 decks308 decks
-6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
2%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.8%inclusion13 decks223 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
46%inclusion141 decks308 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
40%inclusion123 decks308 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
39%inclusion119 decks308 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Rites
32%inclusion98 decks308 decks
26%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
27%inclusion84 decks308 decks
24%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion79 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion72 decks308 decks
13%synergy
Open the Graves
21%inclusion66 decks308 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion55 decks308 decks
1%synergy
Attrition
17%inclusion52 decks308 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Doom
17%inclusion51 decks308 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion50 decks308 decks
-24%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion46 decks293 decks
11%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
16%inclusion48 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion47 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion46 decks308 decks
11%synergy
Grave Venerations
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Teval's Judgment
14%inclusion33 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Blight Mound
14%inclusion42 decks308 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion37 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
12%inclusion36 decks308 decks
11%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.8%inclusion27 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Contamination
7.5%inclusion23 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Fallen Ideal
6.5%inclusion20 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
-18%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion35 decks308 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion184 decks308 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
49%inclusion152 decks308 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion133 decks308 decks
-12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion115 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
35%inclusion109 decks308 decks
10%synergy
High Market
34%inclusion106 decks308 decks
27%synergy
Westvale Abbey
30%inclusion91 decks308 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion90 decks308 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion89 decks308 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion88 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion63 decks308 decks
-9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion55 decks308 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion54 decks308 decks
8%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion51 decks308 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion49 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion48 decks308 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion44 decks308 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion33 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion24 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion30 decks308 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Mire
9.4%inclusion29 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.1%inclusion25 decks308 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion22 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.1%inclusion22 decks308 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.8%inclusion21 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion19 decks308 decks
-2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.8%inclusion12 decks208 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.2%inclusion16 decks308 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion256 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion183 decks308 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion71 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion61 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion58 decks308 decks
-10%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion33 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.8%inclusion21 decks308 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion297 decks308 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion94 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion83 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion58 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
1%synergy