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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
Mornsong Aria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Perfect Intimidation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elderfang Disciple
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Waste Not
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Syphon Mind
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Plaguecrafter
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Burglar Rat
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Smallpox
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Mire in Misery
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Painful Quandary
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Demon's Disciple
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
The Raven Man
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nezumi Informant
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Mindslicer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Chain Devil
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-30%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fell Specter
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Necrogoyf
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Master of the Feast
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Black Cat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Specter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hecteyes
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lo and Li, Twin Tutors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rotting Rats
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland Raider
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Supernatural Stamina
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Not Dead After All
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Vraska's Fall
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Feign Death
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Vona's Hunger
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Undying Malice
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Consumed by Greed
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Pharika's Libation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Sudden Edict
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Edict
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dark Endurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Evil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dash Hopes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Geth's Verdict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Gifts
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Terror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Duress
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Innocent Blood
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vicious Rumors
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Pilfer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Extract a Confession
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Delirium Skeins
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dark Deal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rankle's Prank
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Extract the Truth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Unnerve
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arterial Flow
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Day of Black Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Remorseless Punishment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Diresight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cerebral Confiscation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Divest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Risky Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Intervention
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mind Drain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mire's Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-29%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Howling Mine
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Horn of Greed
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temple Bell
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Smokestack
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Crawlspace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Damping Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
World Map
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Oppression
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Megrim
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bandit's Talent
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Court of Ambition
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Caress
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Raiders' Wake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cracked Skull
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Desolation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Words of Waste
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Everglades
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
The Gold Saucer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Capital City
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy