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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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Smallpox
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
79%synergy
Bitterblossom
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Ophiomancer
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Smokestack
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Oppression
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Ritual
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Bloodghast
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Contamination
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Pox
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Waste Not
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Mindslicer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Nether Traitor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Shambling Ghast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Burglar Rat
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Virus Beetle
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Nether Spirit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
The Raven Man
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nezumi Informant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Necrogoyf
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hecteyes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gravecrawler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Mortivore
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Syphon Mind
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Death Cloud
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mind Rake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sinkhole
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Delirium Skeins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Duress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Barter in Blood
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Gruesome Realization
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mephitic Draught
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Winter Orb
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Prized Statue
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Servo Schematic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Torpor Orb
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Tangle Wire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Static Orb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Vexing Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Trinisphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mana Web
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Bottomless Pit
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Necrogen Mists
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Necrodominance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Desolation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Revel in Riches
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Wasteland
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Drownyard Temple
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Barad-dûr
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Peat Bog
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Crystal Vein
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
City of Traitors
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
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