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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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Desperate Plea
3.7%inclusion2 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.9%inclusion2 decks106 decks
0%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
68%inclusion234 decks343 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion294 decks343 decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion271 decks343 decks
62%synergy
Bone Shredder
64%inclusion220 decks343 decks
62%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
63%inclusion216 decks343 decks
61%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
64%inclusion220 decks343 decks
58%synergy
Cadaver Imp
58%inclusion198 decks343 decks
56%synergy
Skullport Merchant
52%inclusion180 decks343 decks
51%synergy
Clattering Augur
52%inclusion180 decks343 decks
50%synergy
Shambling Ghast
55%inclusion188 decks343 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
76%inclusion260 decks343 decks
44%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
67%inclusion231 decks343 decks
42%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion231 decks343 decks
49%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
62%inclusion214 decks343 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
62%inclusion214 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion206 decks343 decks
49%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
59%inclusion202 decks343 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion195 decks343 decks
36%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion191 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Haruspex
55%inclusion190 decks343 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion114 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion59 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion39 decks343 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
53%inclusion180 decks338 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pet
50%inclusion172 decks343 decks
42%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion167 decks343 decks
40%synergy
Skyscanner
49%inclusion167 decks343 decks
47%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
48%inclusion166 decks343 decks
26%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
48%inclusion166 decks343 decks
47%synergy
Big Game Hunter
48%inclusion164 decks343 decks
45%synergy
Novice Occultist
43%inclusion149 decks343 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion147 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion130 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
37%inclusion127 decks343 decks
36%synergy
Burglar Rat
36%inclusion123 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
35%inclusion121 decks343 decks
34%synergy
Mindless Automaton
34%inclusion115 decks343 decks
33%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion114 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
33%inclusion113 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion110 decks338 decks
20%synergy
Leaden Myr
32%inclusion111 decks343 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion107 decks343 decks
-17%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion103 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
30%inclusion102 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Tattered Mummy
27%inclusion92 decks343 decks
26%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
25%inclusion85 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
24%inclusion83 decks343 decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24%inclusion83 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion80 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion79 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion77 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Nezumi Informant
22%inclusion76 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Dockside Chef
21%inclusion72 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
20%inclusion68 decks335 decks
15%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
18%inclusion63 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
17%inclusion60 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
17%inclusion58 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion58 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion55 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
15%inclusion53 decks342 decks
14%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Basal Thrull
14%inclusion49 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion47 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Perilous Myr
14%inclusion47 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion187 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Village Rites
53%inclusion183 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
48%inclusion163 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion143 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion131 decks343 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion127 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion110 decks335 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
32%inclusion110 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion88 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion78 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion73 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion66 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion63 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion59 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion44 decks343 decks
-10%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion40 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion40 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Body Count
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.4%inclusion25 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Without Weakness
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-18%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion179 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion122 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion113 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion96 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion85 decks343 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion62 decks343 decks
-20%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion61 decks343 decks
-19%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion40 decks332 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion41 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion35 decks335 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.0%inclusion31 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Return
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.5%inclusion21 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Secret Salvage
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
-6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion182 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion163 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
36%inclusion123 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion106 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
21%inclusion73 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
21%inclusion71 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion41 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Chamber
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Meekstone
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
46%inclusion158 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Dark Privilege
43%inclusion148 decks343 decks
42%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion131 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion116 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion101 decks343 decks
24%synergy
Attrition
24%inclusion83 decks343 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion77 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
21%inclusion73 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion64 decks335 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion63 decks343 decks
-22%synergy
Open the Graves
18%inclusion61 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Doom
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion38 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion41 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.4%inclusion32 decks342 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Contract
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-16%synergy
Into the Pit
6.6%inclusion22 decks335 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion200 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion198 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
46%inclusion159 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion140 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion127 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion126 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion120 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
31%inclusion105 decks343 decks
24%synergy
High Market
29%inclusion101 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion91 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion79 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion70 decks338 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion71 decks343 decks
8%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion71 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion44 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion26 decks231 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion291 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion188 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion94 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion66 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion331 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion127 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion94 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion73 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.5%inclusion22 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
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