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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
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Grave Venerations
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion144 decks191 decks
62%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
69%inclusion132 decks191 decks
61%synergy
Ophiomancer
77%inclusion147 decks191 decks
61%synergy
Smokestack
62%inclusion118 decks191 decks
60%synergy
Bloodghast
69%inclusion132 decks191 decks
57%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
59%inclusion112 decks191 decks
57%synergy
Contamination
59%inclusion113 decks191 decks
56%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion139 decks191 decks
53%synergy
Smallpox
57%inclusion109 decks191 decks
52%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
62%inclusion119 decks191 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion182 decks191 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion143 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
69%inclusion131 decks191 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Ritual
64%inclusion122 decks191 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion114 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion110 decks191 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion103 decks191 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
51%inclusion97 decks191 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion95 decks191 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
49%inclusion94 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
69%inclusion132 decks191 decks
61%synergy
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion117 decks191 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion105 decks191 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion92 decks191 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion91 decks191 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
46%inclusion87 decks191 decks
36%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion84 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion82 decks191 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
40%inclusion77 decks191 decks
34%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion73 decks191 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
46%inclusion88 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion78 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion76 decks191 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
37%inclusion70 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
35%inclusion66 decks191 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
34%inclusion65 decks191 decks
-14%synergy
Nether Traitor
32%inclusion62 decks191 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion62 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
32%inclusion61 decks191 decks
24%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
32%inclusion61 decks191 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion59 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Ghast
28%inclusion53 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Dark Confidant
28%inclusion53 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Gravecrawler
27%inclusion51 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
0%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion47 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion46 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion43 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion41 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion32 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
14%inclusion27 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Cult Conscript
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Grim Haruspex
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Persistent Specimen
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Infestation Sage
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-10%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Nether Spirit
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion92 decks191 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion86 decks191 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion78 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
38%inclusion72 decks191 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion67 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
34%inclusion64 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
31%inclusion60 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion53 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion51 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion51 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion41 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion32 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion23 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
-14%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Defile
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
-26%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
-14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Sacrifice
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Fatal Push
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-18%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
-14%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion77 decks191 decks
-10%synergy
Pox
40%inclusion76 decks191 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion67 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion63 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion47 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion44 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion43 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion42 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Innocent Blood
20%inclusion39 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion36 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
-8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion23 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
9.4%inclusion18 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-11%synergy
Final Parting
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Sinkhole
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-11%synergy
Living Death
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
37%inclusion71 decks191 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion68 decks191 decks
26%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
31%inclusion59 decks191 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion56 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Tangle Wire
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion39 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Winter Orb
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Trinisphere
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion36 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Cursed Totem
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Prized Statue
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
-17%synergy
Winter Moon
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Static Orb
14%inclusion27 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion27 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion23 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Mephitic Draught
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-10%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
-18%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-10%synergy
Defense Grid
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
3%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion92 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion61 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion56 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Bottomless Pit
19%inclusion36 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion32 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion32 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Desolation
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
-6%synergy
The Abyss
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
22%inclusion42 decks191 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion41 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion125 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion122 decks191 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion99 decks191 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion97 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
38%inclusion73 decks191 decks
37%synergy
Strip Mine
37%inclusion71 decks191 decks
34%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
32%inclusion61 decks191 decks
32%synergy
Castle Locthwain
31%inclusion60 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
30%inclusion57 decks191 decks
28%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion54 decks191 decks
-1%synergy
Peat Bog
28%inclusion53 decks191 decks
26%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion50 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Vein
25%inclusion48 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Lake of the Dead
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
22%inclusion42 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
-17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion33 decks191 decks
-7%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
6%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
City of Traitors
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion27 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion27 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
-20%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.9%inclusion17 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
-5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.4%inclusion16 decks191 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.2%inclusion10 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion185 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion140 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
52%inclusion99 decks191 decks
44%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion62 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion59 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
22%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion36 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion36 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
-9%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
12%inclusion23 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion21 decks191 decks
-15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion19 decks191 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion177 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion78 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion67 decks191 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion51 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion44 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion39 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion39 decks191 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion35 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
-14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
3%synergy
Mirrex
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
5.8%inclusion11 decks191 decks
0%synergy
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