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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Diviner
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Deal
91%inclusion168 decks185 decks
79%synergy
Smallpox
82%inclusion152 decks185 decks
77%synergy
Waste Not
88%inclusion162 decks185 decks
77%synergy
Oppression
80%inclusion148 decks185 decks
72%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
75%inclusion138 decks185 decks
63%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
69%inclusion128 decks185 decks
62%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
68%inclusion126 decks185 decks
61%synergy
Pox
63%inclusion117 decks185 decks
61%synergy
Bottomless Pit
66%inclusion122 decks185 decks
61%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
62%inclusion115 decks185 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion170 decks185 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion154 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion129 decks185 decks
50%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
68%inclusion126 decks185 decks
52%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
68%inclusion125 decks185 decks
55%synergy
Cabal Ritual
66%inclusion123 decks185 decks
48%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
64%inclusion119 decks185 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion116 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
62%inclusion114 decks185 decks
42%synergy
Necrogen Mists
61%inclusion112 decks185 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
87%inclusion161 decks185 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
81%inclusion149 decks185 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Tomb
74%inclusion136 decks185 decks
62%synergy
Mana Vault
65%inclusion121 decks185 decks
59%synergy
Opposition Agent
61%inclusion112 decks185 decks
51%synergy
Chrome Mox
60%inclusion111 decks185 decks
54%synergy
Imperial Seal
52%inclusion96 decks185 decks
45%synergy
Necropotence
46%inclusion85 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Mox Diamond
46%inclusion85 decks185 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion74 decks185 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Elderfang Disciple
56%inclusion104 decks185 decks
49%synergy
Crypt Ghast
54%inclusion100 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
51%inclusion95 decks185 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion92 decks185 decks
35%synergy
Mindslicer
45%inclusion84 decks185 decks
41%synergy
Virus Beetle
42%inclusion77 decks185 decks
35%synergy
Accursed Marauder
41%inclusion68 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
39%inclusion73 decks185 decks
28%synergy
The Raven Man
39%inclusion72 decks185 decks
33%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
37%inclusion68 decks185 decks
30%synergy
Dark Confidant
31%inclusion57 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion55 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
28%inclusion52 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
24%inclusion45 decks185 decks
-27%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Rotting Rats
23%inclusion43 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pet
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Grief
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Necrogoyf
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Asylum Visitor
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Stronghold Rats
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Hecteyes
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Ophiomancer
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
-7%synergy
Liliana's Specter
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-15%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Executioner
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
53%inclusion98 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Soul Shatter
52%inclusion97 decks185 decks
40%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
45%inclusion83 decks185 decks
39%synergy
Culling the Weak
44%inclusion82 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Vona's Hunger
43%inclusion79 decks185 decks
38%synergy
Flare of Malice
36%inclusion59 decks164 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
-14%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Edict
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Defile
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-30%synergy
Force of Despair
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-18%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-19%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Syphon Mind
56%inclusion104 decks185 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion99 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Death Cloud
53%inclusion98 decks185 decks
51%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion98 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Thoughtseize
51%inclusion95 decks185 decks
46%synergy
Vicious Rumors
49%inclusion91 decks185 decks
43%synergy
Chain of Smog
48%inclusion89 decks185 decks
44%synergy
Mire in Misery
45%inclusion83 decks185 decks
41%synergy
Innocent Blood
42%inclusion77 decks185 decks
36%synergy
Delirium Skeins
42%inclusion77 decks185 decks
38%synergy
Grim Tutor
41%inclusion75 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Mind Rake
34%inclusion63 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion59 decks185 decks
-19%synergy
Rankle's Prank
30%inclusion55 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
26%inclusion48 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
-14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Arterial Flow
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Duress
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion17 decks176 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Mind Twist
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Divest
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
-16%synergy
Make an Example
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Unnerve
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Despise
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-10%synergy
Killing Wave
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Bad Deal
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
45%inclusion84 decks185 decks
43%synergy
Smokestack
42%inclusion77 decks185 decks
40%synergy
Memory Jar
37%inclusion68 decks185 decks
36%synergy
The One Ring
34%inclusion62 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion37 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
-3%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Trinisphere
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Tangle Wire
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Monument to Endurance
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Cursed Totem
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
34%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
43%inclusion80 decks185 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion71 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Court of Ambition
28%inclusion52 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion46 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion37 decks151 decks
19%synergy
Desolation
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Megrim
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion23 decks177 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Words of Waste
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Aether
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-14%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Raiders' Wake
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
39%inclusion73 decks185 decks
33%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
26%inclusion48 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion153 decks185 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
82%inclusion152 decks185 decks
27%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
74%inclusion137 decks185 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
55%inclusion101 decks185 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion78 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
39%inclusion73 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
-16%synergy
Lake of the Dead
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Command Beacon
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion45 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Temple
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
20%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
-14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
-9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Homeward Path
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion173 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion142 decks185 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Lotus Petal
46%inclusion85 decks185 decks
39%synergy
Mox Opal
37%inclusion68 decks185 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion63 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Mana Crypt
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion37 decks185 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
-13%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
84%inclusion156 decks185 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion70 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
37%inclusion69 decks185 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion43 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
-15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
0%synergy