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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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Troop of Ponies
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
The Sackville-Bagginses
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
My Precious
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
-0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion166 decks222 decks
62%synergy
Smokestack
62%inclusion138 decks222 decks
61%synergy
Ophiomancer
76%inclusion169 decks222 decks
59%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
66%inclusion146 decks222 decks
58%synergy
Bloodghast
69%inclusion154 decks222 decks
57%synergy
Contamination
58%inclusion129 decks222 decks
55%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
56%inclusion125 decks222 decks
55%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion161 decks222 decks
53%synergy
Smallpox
56%inclusion125 decks222 decks
51%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
60%inclusion133 decks222 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion210 decks222 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion168 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
66%inclusion146 decks222 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Ritual
63%inclusion140 decks222 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
62%inclusion137 decks222 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion132 decks222 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
55%inclusion122 decks222 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion112 decks222 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
49%inclusion108 decks222 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion106 decks222 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
66%inclusion147 decks222 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion143 decks222 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion126 decks222 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
51%inclusion113 decks222 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion107 decks222 decks
37%synergy
Opposition Agent
47%inclusion105 decks222 decks
38%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion100 decks222 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion98 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
41%inclusion90 decks222 decks
34%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion86 decks222 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion106 decks222 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion96 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion89 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion83 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion80 decks222 decks
-11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion78 decks222 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion76 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pet
32%inclusion71 decks222 decks
24%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
32%inclusion71 decks222 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
32%inclusion70 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Nether Traitor
31%inclusion69 decks222 decks
22%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion69 decks222 decks
25%synergy
Gravecrawler
27%inclusion61 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion59 decks222 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion58 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
26%inclusion57 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Ghast
26%inclusion57 decks222 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion56 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion48 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Mindslicer
21%inclusion47 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
20%inclusion44 decks222 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion42 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion42 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion40 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion37 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion36 decks222 decks
-4%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
16%inclusion36 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion35 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion35 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion29 decks222 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion28 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion27 decks222 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion26 decks222 decks
-6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
-5%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion23 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion22 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
10%inclusion22 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Infestation Sage
9.0%inclusion20 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Cult Conscript
8.6%inclusion19 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
2%synergy
Persistent Specimen
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion106 decks222 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion90 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
39%inclusion87 decks222 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion76 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion73 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
32%inclusion71 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion64 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion57 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion54 decks222 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion47 decks222 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion32 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion29 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion26 decks222 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
-14%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion22 decks222 decks
-0%synergy
Defile
9.0%inclusion20 decks222 decks
-26%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.0%inclusion20 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
8.6%inclusion19 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
-17%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
-0%synergy
Fatal Push
7.2%inclusion16 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
7.2%inclusion16 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion12 decks222 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion92 decks222 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion85 decks222 decks
23%synergy
Pox
36%inclusion81 decks222 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
34%inclusion75 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion61 decks222 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion58 decks222 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion55 decks222 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion54 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion52 decks222 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion50 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion49 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion46 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Innocent Blood
20%inclusion45 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion41 decks222 decks
-9%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion39 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion37 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion37 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion37 decks222 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion35 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion27 decks222 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion26 decks222 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.5%inclusion21 decks222 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion20 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
-9%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion14 decks222 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Return
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
-4%synergy
Final Parting
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
2%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.4%inclusion12 decks222 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion86 decks222 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion80 decks222 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion69 decks222 decks
-3%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
30%inclusion66 decks222 decks
28%synergy
Tangle Wire
25%inclusion55 decks222 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion52 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Winter Orb
20%inclusion44 decks222 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion44 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Totem
19%inclusion42 decks222 decks
18%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
18%inclusion41 decks222 decks
18%synergy
Trinisphere
18%inclusion41 decks222 decks
18%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
18%inclusion41 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion40 decks222 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion38 decks222 decks
-3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion38 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion36 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion35 decks222 decks
-16%synergy
Prized Statue
15%inclusion34 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Winter Moon
15%inclusion34 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Static Orb
15%inclusion33 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
14%inclusion32 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion30 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion28 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion26 decks222 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
-10%synergy
Mephitic Draught
10%inclusion23 decks222 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion23 decks222 decks
-18%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion22 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
2%synergy
Defense Grid
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion14 decks222 decks
-8%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.3%inclusion14 decks222 decks
6%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.4%inclusion12 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion103 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion74 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Oppression
28%inclusion63 decks222 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion44 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
20%inclusion44 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion42 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion41 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion41 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion40 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion38 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion37 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
12%inclusion27 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion23 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion23 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion22 decks222 decks
-3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.0%inclusion20 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.0%inclusion20 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.6%inclusion19 decks222 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.2%inclusion16 decks222 decks
-4%synergy
No Mercy
7.2%inclusion16 decks222 decks
-0%synergy
Desolation
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.3%inclusion14 decks222 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
6.3%inclusion14 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
22%inclusion49 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion49 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion46 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion45 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion149 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion142 decks222 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion116 decks222 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion110 decks222 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
39%inclusion87 decks222 decks
36%synergy
Drownyard Temple
36%inclusion80 decks222 decks
35%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion71 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion70 decks222 decks
2%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
31%inclusion68 decks222 decks
30%synergy
Wasteland
29%inclusion65 decks222 decks
28%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Peat Bog
27%inclusion61 decks222 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion61 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Vein
23%inclusion52 decks222 decks
21%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
23%inclusion52 decks222 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion49 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion47 decks222 decks
-13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion45 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion39 decks222 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion39 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion35 decks222 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion35 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion33 decks222 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
15%inclusion33 decks222 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion31 decks222 decks
4%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion31 decks222 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion30 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
12%inclusion27 decks222 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion26 decks222 decks
-18%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion23 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
8.6%inclusion19 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.1%inclusion18 decks222 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
-3%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.2%inclusion16 decks222 decks
-6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion216 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion156 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
51%inclusion113 decks222 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion73 decks222 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion66 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
24%inclusion54 decks222 decks
21%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion43 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion39 decks222 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion33 decks222 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion30 decks222 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion27 decks222 decks
-12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
12%inclusion26 decks222 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion23 decks222 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.2%inclusion16 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion207 decks222 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion90 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion76 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion57 decks222 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion45 decks222 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion43 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion42 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion42 decks222 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion36 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion35 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion28 decks222 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion26 decks222 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion25 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion17 decks222 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrex
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
6%synergy
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