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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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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
75%inclusion158 decks212 decks
61%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
68%inclusion144 decks212 decks
60%synergy
Smokestack
61%inclusion129 decks212 decks
59%synergy
Ophiomancer
75%inclusion160 decks212 decks
58%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
58%inclusion123 decks212 decks
56%synergy
Bloodghast
67%inclusion142 decks212 decks
55%synergy
Contamination
58%inclusion122 decks212 decks
54%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
74%inclusion156 decks212 decks
54%synergy
Smallpox
55%inclusion117 decks212 decks
50%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
60%inclusion128 decks212 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion201 decks212 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion160 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion141 decks212 decks
49%synergy
Cabal Ritual
65%inclusion137 decks212 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion127 decks212 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion125 decks212 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion115 decks212 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
51%inclusion108 decks212 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion105 decks212 decks
34%synergy
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion104 decks212 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
67%inclusion142 decks212 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion133 decks212 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion116 decks212 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion105 decks212 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion101 decks212 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
45%inclusion96 decks212 decks
36%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion94 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion92 decks212 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
40%inclusion85 decks212 decks
33%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion82 decks212 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion102 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
44%inclusion94 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion83 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion79 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion76 decks212 decks
-11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion73 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
34%inclusion72 decks212 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion70 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
33%inclusion69 decks212 decks
24%synergy
Blood Pet
32%inclusion68 decks212 decks
24%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion66 decks212 decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion64 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Gravecrawler
27%inclusion57 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion57 decks212 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion54 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
25%inclusion54 decks212 decks
20%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion52 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion52 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion48 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion44 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Mindslicer
21%inclusion44 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion43 decks212 decks
18%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion41 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion36 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion35 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
16%inclusion33 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
-5%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion22 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
-6%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
-5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Infestation Sage
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Grim Haruspex
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
-0%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Persistent Specimen
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Cult Conscript
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion96 decks212 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
41%inclusion86 decks212 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion86 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion74 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
32%inclusion68 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion68 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion59 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion56 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion53 decks212 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion48 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion31 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion29 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
-14%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
-0%synergy
Defile
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
-26%synergy
Sacrifice
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
-14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion17 decks212 decks
-18%synergy
Fatal Push
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion93 decks212 decks
-6%synergy
Pox
38%inclusion80 decks212 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion76 decks212 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion76 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion56 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion55 decks212 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion51 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Smog
23%inclusion49 decks212 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion48 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion46 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion46 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion44 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Innocent Blood
19%inclusion41 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
-8%synergy
Death Cloud
18%inclusion38 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion38 decks212 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Pox Plague
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
-0%synergy
Mutilate
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-5%synergy
Final Parting
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Sinkhole
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
40%inclusion84 decks212 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion79 decks212 decks
28%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
31%inclusion66 decks212 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion65 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Tangle Wire
25%inclusion53 decks212 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion48 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion41 decks212 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Winter Orb
18%inclusion38 decks212 decks
18%synergy
Cursed Totem
18%inclusion38 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Trinisphere
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
17%inclusion35 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion33 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Prized Statue
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
-16%synergy
Static Orb
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
14%inclusion29 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion28 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Mephitic Draught
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion16 decks154 decks
-10%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
-19%synergy
Mindcrank
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
5%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion103 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion69 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Oppression
28%inclusion59 decks212 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion41 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion40 decks212 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion39 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Bottomless Pit
18%inclusion39 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion39 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Waste Not
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion21 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Necrodominance
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Desolation
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
6.6%inclusion14 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
23%inclusion49 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
22%inclusion46 decks212 decks
19%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion45 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion44 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion143 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion138 decks212 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion112 decks212 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion109 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
38%inclusion80 decks212 decks
35%synergy
Drownyard Temple
36%inclusion77 decks212 decks
35%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion68 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion68 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
31%inclusion66 decks212 decks
31%synergy
Wasteland
29%inclusion62 decks212 decks
28%synergy
Peat Bog
28%inclusion59 decks212 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion59 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
27%inclusion34 decks125 decks
27%synergy
Crystal Vein
24%inclusion51 decks212 decks
21%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
24%inclusion50 decks212 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion49 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion44 decks212 decks
-14%synergy
Lake of the Dead
21%inclusion44 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion38 decks212 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Whispers
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
15%inclusion31 decks212 decks
13%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
-18%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion207 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion153 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion105 decks212 decks
42%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion69 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion66 decks212 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
24%inclusion51 decks212 decks
20%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion39 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion33 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion28 decks212 decks
-9%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
-13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion22 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion197 decks212 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion86 decks212 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion74 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion56 decks212 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion45 decks212 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion42 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion41 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion36 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion34 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion27 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion24 decks212 decks
-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrex
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
-0%synergy
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