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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Super Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
78%inclusion141 decks180 decks
58%synergy
Smallpox
63%inclusion113 decks180 decks
58%synergy
Waste Not
63%inclusion114 decks180 decks
52%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
70%inclusion126 decks180 decks
51%synergy
Soul Shatter
63%inclusion113 decks180 decks
50%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
62%inclusion112 decks180 decks
49%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
53%inclusion96 decks180 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
58%inclusion105 decks180 decks
46%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
61%inclusion109 decks180 decks
46%synergy
Dark Deal
54%inclusion98 decks180 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion127 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion101 decks180 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
54%inclusion98 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Marauder
53%inclusion71 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
53%inclusion95 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
52%inclusion94 decks180 decks
-8%synergy
Grave Pact
51%inclusion92 decks180 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
49%inclusion89 decks180 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Syphon Mind
48%inclusion86 decks180 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion52 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion45 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion39 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion20 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Elderfang Disciple
47%inclusion85 decks180 decks
40%synergy
Demon's Disciple
47%inclusion85 decks180 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
46%inclusion82 decks180 decks
34%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
46%inclusion82 decks180 decks
39%synergy
Burglar Rat
44%inclusion80 decks180 decks
33%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion73 decks180 decks
29%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
38%inclusion68 decks180 decks
31%synergy
Virus Beetle
36%inclusion64 decks180 decks
29%synergy
Mindslicer
34%inclusion62 decks180 decks
30%synergy
Merciless Executioner
34%inclusion62 decks180 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion61 decks180 decks
13%synergy
The Raven Man
33%inclusion60 decks180 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion53 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred
29%inclusion52 decks180 decks
22%synergy
Nezumi Informant
29%inclusion52 decks180 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion50 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion47 decks180 decks
21%synergy
Hecteyes
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
24%inclusion43 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion42 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Necrogoyf
23%inclusion41 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
3%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion36 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
18%inclusion33 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fell Specter
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Viscera Seer
16%inclusion29 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Gravelighter
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
Chain Devil
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Reaper
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Rotting Rats
11%inclusion20 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
46%inclusion82 decks180 decks
41%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion54 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Edict
29%inclusion53 decks180 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion49 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
20%inclusion36 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion36 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion34 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion33 decks180 decks
-19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Edict
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-20%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
Consumed by Greed
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Undying Evil
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
-15%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Szat's Will
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Verdict
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Overkill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Innocent Blood
46%inclusion82 decks180 decks
40%synergy
Mire in Misery
43%inclusion78 decks180 decks
40%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
42%inclusion75 decks180 decks
26%synergy
Rankle's Prank
41%inclusion74 decks180 decks
37%synergy
Death Cloud
38%inclusion69 decks180 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion64 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion58 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion56 decks180 decks
-20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion50 decks180 decks
-9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
26%inclusion47 decks180 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion47 decks180 decks
-10%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion46 decks180 decks
23%synergy
Vicious Rumors
24%inclusion44 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion34 decks148 decks
19%synergy
Duress
23%inclusion41 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion35 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Make an Example
16%inclusion29 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Thoughtseize
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Extract a Confession
15%inclusion27 decks178 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Killing Wave
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Invoke Despair
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Delirium Skeins
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
-10%synergy
Extract the Truth
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Rake
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Gix's Command
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion20 decks180 decks
-13%synergy
Divest
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Pilfer
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
-11%synergy
Barter in Blood
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
Chainer's Edict
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Necrotic Hex
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
-12%synergy
Pelakka Predation
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion85 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
41%inclusion74 decks180 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion64 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Tithing Blade
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Smokestack
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
-9%synergy
Expedition Map
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Oppression
42%inclusion75 decks180 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion69 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
35%inclusion63 decks180 decks
31%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion59 decks180 decks
22%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion59 decks180 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion59 decks180 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion56 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Bottomless Pit
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
17%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion35 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Caress
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
-8%synergy
Bandit's Talent
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Necrogen Mists
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Megrim
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
4%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
7%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Desolation
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Raiders' Wake
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Aether
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Cracked Skull
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Mind Slash
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
38%inclusion69 decks180 decks
31%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
19%inclusion35 decks180 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
51%inclusion91 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion65 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
35%inclusion63 decks180 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion62 decks180 decks
-12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion45 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion45 decks180 decks
-13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion43 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion41 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion41 decks180 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
1%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-3%synergy
High Market
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Fen
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion159 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion103 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion39 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion33 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion170 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion49 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion34 decks180 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
1%synergy
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