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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Sinister Gnarlbark
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smallpox
80%inclusion70 decks88 decks
74%synergy
Burglar Rat
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
66%synergy
Waste Not
74%inclusion65 decks88 decks
63%synergy
Death Cloud
64%inclusion56 decks88 decks
62%synergy
Syphon Mind
74%inclusion65 decks88 decks
61%synergy
Plaguecrafter
78%inclusion69 decks88 decks
58%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
55%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Oppression
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
51%synergy
The Raven Man
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
84%inclusion74 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Dark Deal
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
49%synergy
Soul Shatter
58%inclusion51 decks88 decks
46%synergy
Painful Quandary
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Mindslicer
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Vicious Rumors
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Virus Beetle
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Innocent Blood
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Sangromancer
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Nezumi Informant
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Demon's Disciple
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Necrogoyf
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Merciless Executioner
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Fell Specter
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Asylum Visitor
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-25%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Hecteyes
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Liliana's Specter
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Stronghold Rats
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Rotting Rats
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Gravelighter
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Leaden Myr
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-20%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Grief
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Chain Devil
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Slum Reaper
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Sudden Edict
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Village Rites
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Vona's Hunger
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Vraska's Fall
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Pharika's Libation
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Edict
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-25%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Geth's Verdict
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Act
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Gifts
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-20%synergy
Sorceries
Delirium Skeins
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
46%synergy
Duress
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
43%synergy
Mire in Misery
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
44%synergy
Rankle's Prank
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Mind Rake
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Pox
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Arterial Flow
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Divest
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Pilfer
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Rush of Dread
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Unnerve
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-21%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Despise
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Invoke Despair
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Killing Wave
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Bad Deal
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Mind Rot
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Thoughtseize
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Extract the Truth
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-27%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Heartless Pillage
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Barter in Blood
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Chainer's Edict
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Gix's Command
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Mind Drain
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion39 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Smokestack
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Megrim
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
32%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Bottomless Pit
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Bandit's Talent
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Liliana's Caress
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Necrogen Mists
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
10%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Desolation
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
4%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Contamination
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Aether
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-40%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion81 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion88 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
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