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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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Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion147 decks195 decks
62%synergy
Ophiomancer
77%inclusion150 decks195 decks
60%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
68%inclusion132 decks195 decks
59%synergy
Smokestack
61%inclusion118 decks195 decks
59%synergy
Bloodghast
69%inclusion135 decks195 decks
57%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
58%inclusion113 decks195 decks
56%synergy
Contamination
58%inclusion114 decks195 decks
55%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
72%inclusion140 decks195 decks
52%synergy
Smallpox
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
51%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
62%inclusion120 decks195 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion186 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion146 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion133 decks195 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Ritual
65%inclusion126 decks195 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion116 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion112 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion105 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion97 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
49%inclusion96 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
68%inclusion133 decks195 decks
60%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion121 decks195 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion105 decks195 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion94 decks195 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
47%inclusion92 decks195 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
44%inclusion86 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion85 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion84 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
45%inclusion87 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
39%inclusion77 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
-13%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion64 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion64 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
32%inclusion62 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
32%inclusion62 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Shambling Ghast
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Gravecrawler
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
1%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Cult Conscript
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Grim Haruspex
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Infestation Sage
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Persistent Specimen
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Nether Spirit
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion88 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion80 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
38%inclusion74 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
33%inclusion64 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-18%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Pox
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Final Parting
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Sinkhole
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-11%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion76 decks195 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion71 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Tangle Wire
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Trinisphere
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Winter Orb
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Prized Statue
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
-18%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Vexing Bauble
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Mephitic Draught
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-10%synergy
Mindcrank
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Defense Grid
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Oppression
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Bottomless Pit
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Necrogen Mists
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Waste Not
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Nether Void
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Desolation
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
1%synergy
The Abyss
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion130 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion126 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
38%inclusion74 decks195 decks
37%synergy
Strip Mine
37%inclusion72 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion62 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Peat Bog
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Vein
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Lake of the Dead
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
-16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
13%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
-19%synergy
Fountainport
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion189 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion142 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
51%inclusion99 decks195 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion181 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion80 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrex
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
0%synergy
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