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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
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Diviner
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
68%inclusion262 decks388 decks
65%synergy
Bone Shredder
65%inclusion254 decks388 decks
64%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion333 decks388 decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion307 decks388 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
64%inclusion247 decks388 decks
61%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
66%inclusion256 decks388 decks
60%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion233 decks388 decks
58%synergy
Shambling Ghast
56%inclusion218 decks388 decks
51%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
69%inclusion268 decks388 decks
51%synergy
Skullport Merchant
53%inclusion204 decks388 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
76%inclusion296 decks388 decks
45%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
67%inclusion260 decks388 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion242 decks388 decks
31%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
62%inclusion241 decks388 decks
43%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion232 decks388 decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion228 decks388 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion223 decks388 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion220 decks388 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion216 decks388 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Haruspex
55%inclusion215 decks388 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion139 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion76 decks388 decks
-8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion70 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion44 decks388 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
54%inclusion206 decks384 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pet
51%inclusion199 decks388 decks
43%synergy
Clattering Augur
51%inclusion196 decks388 decks
49%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
50%inclusion194 decks388 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
50%inclusion194 decks388 decks
49%synergy
Big Game Hunter
50%inclusion193 decks388 decks
47%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion193 decks388 decks
27%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion190 decks388 decks
40%synergy
Novice Occultist
43%inclusion165 decks388 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion164 decks388 decks
-9%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion149 decks388 decks
29%synergy
Burglar Rat
37%inclusion143 decks388 decks
26%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
37%inclusion142 decks388 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
35%inclusion135 decks388 decks
34%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion128 decks388 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion126 decks388 decks
-16%synergy
Leaden Myr
32%inclusion123 decks388 decks
25%synergy
Mindless Automaton
31%inclusion122 decks388 decks
31%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
31%inclusion122 decks388 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
31%inclusion118 decks384 decks
18%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion115 decks388 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
29%inclusion111 decks388 decks
27%synergy
Tattered Mummy
27%inclusion106 decks388 decks
26%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
25%inclusion96 decks388 decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24%inclusion95 decks388 decks
24%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
24%inclusion95 decks388 decks
18%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
23%inclusion90 decks388 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
23%inclusion87 decks381 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion85 decks388 decks
19%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion85 decks388 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion85 decks388 decks
12%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
21%inclusion82 decks388 decks
20%synergy
Dockside Chef
21%inclusion81 decks388 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion75 decks388 decks
11%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
19%inclusion75 decks388 decks
19%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
18%inclusion71 decks388 decks
18%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
18%inclusion71 decks388 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion67 decks376 decks
13%synergy
Deathgreeter
18%inclusion69 decks388 decks
14%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion68 decks388 decks
15%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
17%inclusion67 decks388 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion67 decks388 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion60 decks388 decks
-2%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion59 decks388 decks
8%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
15%inclusion58 decks388 decks
14%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion58 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion55 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Perilous Myr
14%inclusion55 decks388 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
14%inclusion53 decks388 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
13%inclusion52 decks388 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
54%inclusion210 decks388 decks
30%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion185 decks388 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion169 decks388 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion150 decks388 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion146 decks388 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion125 decks381 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
32%inclusion123 decks388 decks
27%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion96 decks388 decks
-13%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion91 decks388 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion87 decks388 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion81 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion70 decks388 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion64 decks384 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion52 decks388 decks
-10%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion51 decks388 decks
12%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion48 decks388 decks
10%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion46 decks388 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion40 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion39 decks388 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion38 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion38 decks388 decks
0%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.2%inclusion32 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion30 decks388 decks
-2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.6%inclusion29 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.5%inclusion29 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Without Weakness
7.0%inclusion27 decks388 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.7%inclusion26 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.4%inclusion25 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.2%inclusion24 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.9%inclusion23 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion21 decks388 decks
-18%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.2%inclusion20 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion204 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion143 decks388 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
32%inclusion125 decks388 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion105 decks388 decks
-10%synergy
Eaten Alive
26%inclusion99 decks388 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion72 decks388 decks
-21%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion72 decks388 decks
-18%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion61 decks388 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion57 decks388 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion56 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion56 decks388 decks
-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion56 decks388 decks
-10%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion47 decks388 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion45 decks378 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion44 decks388 decks
-3%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion41 decks381 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion37 decks388 decks
-11%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Echoing Return
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion30 decks388 decks
-8%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.5%inclusion29 decks388 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.2%inclusion28 decks388 decks
-11%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.0%inclusion27 decks388 decks
6%synergy
Secret Salvage
5.7%inclusion22 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
5.7%inclusion22 decks388 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion21 decks387 decks
-7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.4%inclusion21 decks388 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion211 decks388 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion188 decks388 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
37%inclusion142 decks388 decks
24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion122 decks388 decks
29%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion87 decks388 decks
-5%synergy
Spawning Pit
21%inclusion81 decks388 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion79 decks388 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion44 decks388 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion41 decks388 decks
-2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion40 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.3%inclusion36 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Genesis Chamber
8.8%inclusion34 decks388 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.8%inclusion34 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.8%inclusion34 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.5%inclusion29 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Meekstone
7.5%inclusion29 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.5%inclusion29 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.0%inclusion27 decks388 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.2%inclusion20 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion176 decks388 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
45%inclusion174 decks388 decks
26%synergy
Black Market
39%inclusion150 decks388 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
32%inclusion126 decks388 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion109 decks388 decks
22%synergy
Attrition
24%inclusion92 decks388 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion88 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
22%inclusion86 decks388 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion79 decks388 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
20%inclusion76 decks381 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion73 decks388 decks
-21%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion67 decks388 decks
14%synergy
Dark Prophecy
15%inclusion60 decks388 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion60 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Doom
15%inclusion57 decks388 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion42 decks332 decks
11%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
12%inclusion47 decks388 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion44 decks384 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion44 decks388 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.3%inclusion36 decks388 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
9.0%inclusion30 decks333 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Contract
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
7.3%inclusion28 decks381 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion27 decks388 decks
-16%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.7%inclusion17 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.4%inclusion25 decks388 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
5.4%inclusion21 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.2%inclusion20 decks388 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion52 decks388 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion230 decks388 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion226 decks388 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
48%inclusion186 decks388 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion161 decks388 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion149 decks388 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion144 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion142 decks388 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
32%inclusion123 decks388 decks
25%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion116 decks388 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion112 decks388 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion90 decks388 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion89 decks388 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion78 decks384 decks
11%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion77 decks388 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion73 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion50 decks388 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion50 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion46 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion34 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion45 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion40 decks388 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion36 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion23 decks388 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.7%inclusion22 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.4%inclusion21 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.4%inclusion21 decks388 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion12 decks238 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion334 decks388 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion220 decks388 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion108 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion79 decks388 decks
-10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion64 decks388 decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
12%inclusion47 decks388 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.5%inclusion33 decks388 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion21 decks388 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion375 decks388 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion150 decks388 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion108 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion81 decks384 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion31 decks388 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.3%inclusion24 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion22 decks388 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion20 decks388 decks
-2%synergy
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