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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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Elderfang Disciple
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Waste Not
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Burglar Rat
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Mire in Misery
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Syphon Mind
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
The Raven Man
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Plaguecrafter
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Vicious Rumors
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Sangromancer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Nezumi Informant
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mindslicer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Demon's Disciple
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Liliana's Specter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-29%synergy
Chain Devil
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Master of the Feast
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Faller's Faithful
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Cat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Necrogoyf
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hecteyes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Not Dead After All
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Vraska's Fall
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Feign Death
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Pharika's Libation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Vona's Hunger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Consumed by Greed
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dark Endurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Edict
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Sudden Edict
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Geth's Verdict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dash Hopes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Snuff Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Breathe Your Last
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Szat's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Duress
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Innocent Blood
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Smallpox
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Rake
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Extract the Truth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Unnerve
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Pilfer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Rankle's Prank
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Extract a Confession
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dark Deal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Cerebral Confiscation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Eldritch Pact
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Delirium Skeins
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Invoke Despair
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Thoughtseize
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Poison the Waters
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mind Drain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pox
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Killing Wave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Painful Lesson
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mind Rot
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Arterial Flow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-28%synergy
Howling Mine
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Horn of Greed
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Requiem Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Temple Bell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Plate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Smokestack
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Damping Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blood Fountain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Oppression
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Bandit's Talent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Court of Ambition
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Megrim
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Caress
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bottomless Pit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Grave Betrayal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Desolation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Words of Waste
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Aether
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Oubliette
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-37%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-29%synergy
The Dross Pits
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Capital City
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy