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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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Shredder's Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Viscera Seer
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Grim Haruspex
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Cadaver Imp
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Grave Pact
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Jet Medallion
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Mithril Coat
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Skyscanner
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Shambling Ghast
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Bone Shredder
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Big Game Hunter
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Burglar Rat
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Skullport Merchant
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Clattering Augur
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Blood Pet
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Warren Soultrader
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Deathgreeter
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Myr Retriever
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Mindless Automaton
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Wriggling Grub
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Infestation Sage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Tattered Mummy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Novice Occultist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Leaden Myr
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Junk Diver
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fume Spitter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Virus Beetle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Culling the Weak
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Professor's Warning
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Defile
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-30%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Body Count
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Bone Shards
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Blood Money
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Annihilating Glare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Meekstone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Animation Module
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lifeline
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
31%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Black Market
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Attrition
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Teval's Judgment
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Blight Mound
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Dark Privilege
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Dark Prophecy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Into the Pit
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Gift of Doom
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Slash
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Contamination
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Koskun Falls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Within Range
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Westvale Abbey
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Buried Ruin
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Realm of Koh
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Diamond City
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Command Tower
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
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