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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Bloodghast
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Smokestack
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Smallpox
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pet
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Ghast
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Timeline Culler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Persistent Specimen
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Vincent Valentine
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Agent Venom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Skirge Familiar
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Executioner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Miner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Nether Spirit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Burglar Rat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Ad Nauseam
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Evil
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Defile
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-31%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Pox
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Death Cloud
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Plea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sinkhole
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Innocent Blood
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Tangle Wire
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Prized Statue
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Winter Moon
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Winter Orb
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Trinisphere
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Servo Schematic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Static Orb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Mephitic Draught
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Pithing Needle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Contamination
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Oppression
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Lethal Vapors
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Wasteland
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Barad-dûr
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Lake of the Dead
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Vein
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Peat Bog
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
City of Traitors
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
High Market
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Monolith
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
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