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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Deal
91%inclusion201 decks220 decks
80%synergy
Waste Not
90%inclusion198 decks220 decks
79%synergy
Smallpox
83%inclusion183 decks220 decks
78%synergy
Oppression
79%inclusion174 decks220 decks
71%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
72%inclusion158 decks220 decks
65%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
75%inclusion165 decks220 decks
63%synergy
Bottomless Pit
66%inclusion146 decks220 decks
61%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
63%inclusion139 decks220 decks
59%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
66%inclusion146 decks220 decks
59%synergy
Pox
59%inclusion130 decks220 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion202 decks220 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion181 decks220 decks
22%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion154 decks220 decks
50%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
70%inclusion154 decks220 decks
54%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
66%inclusion146 decks220 decks
53%synergy
Lightning Greaves
66%inclusion146 decks220 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Ritual
65%inclusion144 decks220 decks
48%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
62%inclusion137 decks220 decks
48%synergy
Syphon Mind
60%inclusion133 decks220 decks
47%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
60%inclusion132 decks220 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
87%inclusion191 decks220 decks
59%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion177 decks220 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Tomb
75%inclusion166 decks220 decks
64%synergy
Mana Vault
63%inclusion138 decks220 decks
56%synergy
Opposition Agent
60%inclusion132 decks220 decks
50%synergy
Chrome Mox
60%inclusion131 decks220 decks
53%synergy
Imperial Seal
49%inclusion107 decks220 decks
42%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion100 decks220 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
39%inclusion85 decks220 decks
35%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion80 decks220 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
57%inclusion126 decks220 decks
39%synergy
Burglar Rat
55%inclusion121 decks220 decks
44%synergy
Crypt Ghast
54%inclusion119 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Mindslicer
49%inclusion107 decks220 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
45%inclusion100 decks220 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion96 decks220 decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
43%inclusion95 decks220 decks
36%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion73 decks173 decks
21%synergy
The Raven Man
40%inclusion87 decks220 decks
34%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion85 decks220 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred
32%inclusion70 decks220 decks
25%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion69 decks220 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion67 decks220 decks
18%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion64 decks220 decks
22%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
28%inclusion62 decks220 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion61 decks220 decks
-24%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
28%inclusion61 decks220 decks
24%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
25%inclusion56 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Rotting Rats
24%inclusion52 decks220 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
23%inclusion50 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
22%inclusion49 decks220 decks
16%synergy
Grief
21%inclusion46 decks220 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion44 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pet
19%inclusion42 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion39 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Necrogoyf
16%inclusion36 decks220 decks
11%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion35 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
15%inclusion33 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
13%inclusion29 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion25 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Hecteyes
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
11%inclusion24 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Specter
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
-5%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
9.0%inclusion14 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
-16%synergy
Merciless Executioner
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Stronghold Rats
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
-14%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion124 decks220 decks
44%synergy
Imp's Mischief
54%inclusion118 decks220 decks
30%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
48%inclusion105 decks220 decks
41%synergy
Vona's Hunger
47%inclusion103 decks220 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion92 decks220 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
41%inclusion91 decks220 decks
27%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion61 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
-15%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion35 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion34 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Sudden Edict
11%inclusion25 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Defile
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
-28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
-17%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
-18%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
59%inclusion129 decks220 decks
20%synergy
Thoughtseize
56%inclusion123 decks220 decks
51%synergy
Death Cloud
55%inclusion121 decks220 decks
53%synergy
Vicious Rumors
52%inclusion115 decks220 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion113 decks220 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Smog
49%inclusion107 decks220 decks
44%synergy
Mire in Misery
45%inclusion99 decks220 decks
41%synergy
Innocent Blood
44%inclusion96 decks220 decks
38%synergy
Delirium Skeins
40%inclusion89 decks220 decks
37%synergy
Grim Tutor
37%inclusion81 decks220 decks
25%synergy
Mind Rake
35%inclusion78 decks220 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion71 decks220 decks
-19%synergy
Rankle's Prank
32%inclusion70 decks220 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion55 decks220 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion50 decks220 decks
-14%synergy
Duress
22%inclusion48 decks220 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion46 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion44 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion42 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
19%inclusion41 decks220 decks
15%synergy
Arterial Flow
19%inclusion41 decks220 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion38 decks220 decks
-7%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
15%inclusion33 decks220 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
11%inclusion25 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion24 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Mind Twist
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Divest
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Despise
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Unnerve
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Make an Example
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
-17%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Mind Shatter
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
-13%synergy
Living Death
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
-5%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Smokestack
45%inclusion99 decks220 decks
43%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
42%inclusion92 decks220 decks
40%synergy
Memory Jar
35%inclusion78 decks220 decks
34%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion72 decks220 decks
23%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
28%inclusion62 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion49 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion47 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion45 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Winter Moon
7.3%inclusion13 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Trinisphere
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Tangle Wire
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.5%inclusion12 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necrogen Mists
59%inclusion130 decks220 decks
54%synergy
Painful Quandary
46%inclusion101 decks220 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion88 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
37%inclusion82 decks220 decks
36%synergy
Liliana's Caress
36%inclusion79 decks220 decks
30%synergy
Court of Ambition
31%inclusion68 decks220 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion68 decks220 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion67 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion56 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion54 decks220 decks
15%synergy
Bandit's Talent
24%inclusion38 decks156 decks
19%synergy
Desolation
23%inclusion51 decks220 decks
22%synergy
Contamination
22%inclusion49 decks220 decks
19%synergy
Megrim
21%inclusion47 decks220 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
18%inclusion39 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion36 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion35 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Words of Waste
13%inclusion29 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion23 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion23 decks220 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Aether
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
-8%synergy
Raiders' Wake
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
38%inclusion84 decks220 decks
32%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion66 decks220 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion25 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.6%inclusion19 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
-5%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
87%inclusion192 decks220 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Coffers
85%inclusion187 decks220 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
78%inclusion172 decks220 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
55%inclusion121 decks220 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
46%inclusion102 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
41%inclusion90 decks220 decks
33%synergy
Lake of the Dead
35%inclusion78 decks220 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion75 decks220 decks
-13%synergy
Command Beacon
32%inclusion70 decks220 decks
24%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion65 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion52 decks220 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
21%inclusion47 decks220 decks
17%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion42 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion37 decks220 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion36 decks220 decks
-15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion30 decks220 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion22 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Homeward Path
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Peat Bog
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.3%inclusion16 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.4%inclusion14 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.9%inclusion13 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion210 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion174 decks220 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
45%inclusion98 decks220 decks
37%synergy
The Soul Stone
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
33%inclusion72 decks220 decks
30%synergy
Mana Crypt
33%inclusion72 decks220 decks
30%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion72 decks220 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion69 decks220 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
23%inclusion50 decks220 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion41 decks220 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion38 decks220 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion30 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion21 decks220 decks
-14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.1%inclusion20 decks220 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.8%inclusion15 decks220 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion11 decks220 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
85%inclusion188 decks220 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion83 decks220 decks
31%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion72 decks220 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion61 decks220 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion44 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion44 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion44 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion43 decks220 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion40 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion24 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.6%inclusion10 decks178 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-4%synergy