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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
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smallpox
93%inclusion445 decks478 decks
88%synergy
Innocent Blood
78%inclusion375 decks478 decks
73%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
84%inclusion403 decks478 decks
71%synergy
Dark Deal
82%inclusion394 decks478 decks
71%synergy
Plaguecrafter
91%inclusion433 decks478 decks
71%synergy
Waste Not
82%inclusion390 decks478 decks
70%synergy
Death Cloud
72%inclusion343 decks478 decks
70%synergy
Demon's Disciple
74%inclusion356 decks478 decks
67%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
72%inclusion344 decks478 decks
66%synergy
Mire in Misery
68%inclusion327 decks478 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
85%inclusion404 decks478 decks
18%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
76%inclusion362 decks478 decks
60%synergy
Soul Shatter
74%inclusion352 decks478 decks
61%synergy
Syphon Mind
72%inclusion344 decks478 decks
59%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
72%inclusion342 decks478 decks
64%synergy
Burglar Rat
70%inclusion335 decks478 decks
59%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion322 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
67%inclusion232 decks346 decks
46%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
66%inclusion314 decks478 decks
58%synergy
Rankle's Prank
65%inclusion311 decks478 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion167 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion133 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion117 decks478 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion98 decks478 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion90 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion85 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion73 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion57 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.6%inclusion41 decks478 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
8.2%inclusion39 decks478 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion285 decks478 decks
11%synergy
Virus Beetle
56%inclusion267 decks478 decks
49%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
56%inclusion266 decks478 decks
37%synergy
Mindslicer
51%inclusion245 decks478 decks
46%synergy
Merciless Executioner
48%inclusion230 decks478 decks
41%synergy
Nezumi Informant
47%inclusion223 decks478 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46%inclusion221 decks478 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
46%inclusion221 decks478 decks
34%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
46%inclusion220 decks478 decks
39%synergy
The Raven Man
45%inclusion215 decks478 decks
39%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
43%inclusion206 decks478 decks
36%synergy
Sangromancer
39%inclusion186 decks478 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
36%inclusion174 decks478 decks
25%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
32%inclusion154 decks478 decks
27%synergy
Necrogoyf
29%inclusion137 decks478 decks
24%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
28%inclusion133 decks478 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion112 decks478 decks
17%synergy
Rotting Rats
23%inclusion110 decks478 decks
20%synergy
Gravelighter
23%inclusion108 decks478 decks
19%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
23%inclusion67 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion103 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion98 decks478 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
21%inclusion98 decks478 decks
17%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
20%inclusion97 decks478 decks
17%synergy
Stronghold Rats
20%inclusion95 decks478 decks
16%synergy
Fell Specter
19%inclusion90 decks478 decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion89 decks478 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
16%inclusion78 decks478 decks
14%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Specter
16%inclusion76 decks478 decks
13%synergy
Leaden Myr
15%inclusion70 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Hecteyes
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion66 decks478 decks
11%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
13%inclusion64 decks478 decks
12%synergy
Chain Devil
13%inclusion61 decks478 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
12%inclusion40 decks346 decks
9%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion55 decks478 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Presence
11%inclusion54 decks478 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion54 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion53 decks478 decks
-4%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion51 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion46 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Asylum Visitor
8.8%inclusion42 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.8%inclusion42 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.4%inclusion40 decks478 decks
-13%synergy
Wasteland Raider
7.7%inclusion32 decks414 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
7.3%inclusion35 decks478 decks
2%synergy
Grief
6.7%inclusion32 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
62%inclusion294 decks478 decks
47%synergy
Vona's Hunger
56%inclusion269 decks478 decks
52%synergy
Flare of Malice
38%inclusion132 decks349 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion147 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion136 decks478 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion64 decks242 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion114 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Edict
24%inclusion113 decks478 decks
21%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
23%inclusion109 decks478 decks
22%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion78 decks478 decks
-22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion76 decks478 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion68 decks478 decks
-10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion64 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion62 decks478 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion62 decks478 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
12%inclusion57 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion50 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.4%inclusion45 decks478 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.2%inclusion44 decks478 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
9.0%inclusion43 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion31 decks348 decks
-10%synergy
Szat's Will
7.9%inclusion38 decks478 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Edict
7.7%inclusion37 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion36 decks478 decks
-18%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.9%inclusion28 decks478 decks
-18%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.4%inclusion26 decks478 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion25 decks478 decks
-18%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion24 decks478 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Pox
64%inclusion306 decks478 decks
62%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
57%inclusion271 decks478 decks
55%synergy
Vicious Rumors
56%inclusion267 decks478 decks
50%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
52%inclusion247 decks478 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
51%inclusion85 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion208 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion199 decks478 decks
-10%synergy
Delirium Skeins
38%inclusion180 decks478 decks
34%synergy
Rush of Dread
31%inclusion120 decks387 decks
27%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
31%inclusion148 decks478 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion122 decks478 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Rake
24%inclusion113 decks478 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion110 decks478 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion109 decks478 decks
-14%synergy
Arterial Flow
23%inclusion109 decks478 decks
20%synergy
Thoughtseize
21%inclusion101 decks478 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion96 decks478 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion92 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Make an Example
18%inclusion86 decks478 decks
16%synergy
Duress
17%inclusion83 decks478 decks
11%synergy
Extract a Confession
17%inclusion74 decks447 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion76 decks478 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
15%inclusion70 decks478 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion63 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion62 decks478 decks
-8%synergy
Killing Wave
12%inclusion59 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion52 decks478 decks
-4%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
11%inclusion52 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion48 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion47 decks478 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion38 decks388 decks
-2%synergy
Invoke Despair
10%inclusion46 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
9.2%inclusion22 decks238 decks
7%synergy
Bad Deal
9.0%inclusion43 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
9.0%inclusion43 decks478 decks
-10%synergy
Divest
9.0%inclusion43 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
8.4%inclusion40 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.2%inclusion39 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Season of Loss
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
6%synergy
All Is Dust
7.7%inclusion37 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.5%inclusion36 decks478 decks
0%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.5%inclusion36 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Capital Punishment
7.3%inclusion35 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Hex
7.1%inclusion34 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6.7%inclusion32 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.1%inclusion29 decks478 decks
-8%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.6%inclusion27 decks478 decks
5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
5.6%inclusion27 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
5.4%inclusion26 decks478 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion287 decks478 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion238 decks478 decks
18%synergy
Smokestack
45%inclusion217 decks478 decks
44%synergy
Tithing Blade
28%inclusion135 decks478 decks
25%synergy
Memory Jar
22%inclusion103 decks478 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion74 decks478 decks
-1%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
14%inclusion67 decks478 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion66 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.5%inclusion36 decks478 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.3%inclusion30 decks478 decks
-21%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion28 decks478 decks
-14%synergy
Library of Leng
5.2%inclusion25 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Oppression
63%inclusion303 decks478 decks
56%synergy
Bottomless Pit
54%inclusion257 decks478 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion229 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion196 decks478 decks
31%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
35%inclusion169 decks478 decks
31%synergy
Bandit's Talent
34%inclusion103 decks300 decks
29%synergy
Desolation
33%inclusion157 decks478 decks
32%synergy
Necrogen Mists
33%inclusion156 decks478 decks
28%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
29%inclusion72 decks245 decks
22%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion138 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Court of Ambition
26%inclusion122 decks478 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
20%inclusion97 decks478 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
19%inclusion74 decks390 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion88 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
18%inclusion87 decks478 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion80 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion76 decks478 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion74 decks478 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana's Caress
15%inclusion74 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion66 decks478 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Aether
11%inclusion54 decks478 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion47 decks478 decks
0%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
10%inclusion46 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.4%inclusion45 decks478 decks
-3%synergy
Cracked Skull
9.3%inclusion22 decks237 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
8.8%inclusion42 decks478 decks
5%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
7.9%inclusion38 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Words of Waste
7.7%inclusion37 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Raiders' Wake
7.5%inclusion36 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Greed
5.0%inclusion24 decks478 decks
-3%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
62%inclusion296 decks478 decks
55%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
45%inclusion213 decks478 decks
40%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion108 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion74 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion46 decks478 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.9%inclusion38 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.1%inclusion29 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
67%inclusion318 decks478 decks
55%synergy
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion294 decks478 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
48%inclusion230 decks478 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion212 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion185 decks478 decks
-8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion176 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion127 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion98 decks478 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion94 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion81 decks478 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion69 decks478 decks
-17%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion52 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
10%inclusion50 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion49 decks478 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
9.0%inclusion43 decks478 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.4%inclusion40 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.7%inclusion37 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion36 decks478 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion34 decks478 decks
-6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.7%inclusion32 decks478 decks
-9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion31 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion450 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion361 decks478 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion234 decks478 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
40%inclusion193 decks478 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion157 decks478 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion124 decks478 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion71 decks478 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion70 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion52 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion47 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.8%inclusion42 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.9%inclusion38 decks478 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion34 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion27 decks478 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.4%inclusion26 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion431 decks478 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion147 decks478 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion98 decks478 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion53 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.0%inclusion43 decks478 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion31 decks348 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.4%inclusion40 decks478 decks
4%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.2%inclusion39 decks478 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion25 decks478 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion24 decks478 decks
0%synergy