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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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The Master of Lake-town
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ophiomancer
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
72%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Reanimate
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Smallpox
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Grave Pact
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Pox
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Bloodghast
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Bitterblossom
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Ritual
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Black Market
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Gravecrawler
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Nether Traitor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Viscera Seer
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Skirge Familiar
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Grave Researcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
M.O.D.O.K.
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Merchant of Venom
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Persistent Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Fleshwrither
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Timeline Culler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Entomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Snuff Out
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Dismember
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Fatal Push
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Shred Memory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Eliminate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Pox Plague
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Death Cloud
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Unearth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Season of Loss
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Innocent Blood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Zombify
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Villainous Wrath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Offering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Skull Storm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Final Parting
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Danse Macabre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
No One Left Behind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Mire in Misery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Smokestack
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Noble's Purse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Static Orb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mephitic Draught
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Meek
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aetherworks Marvel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Prized Statue
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Collector's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Contamination
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Exquisite Blood
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Revel in Riches
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Oppression
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Waste Not
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Tortured Existence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Biotransference
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Court of Locthwain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Madness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bottomless Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Darkness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Vein
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Pit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Peat Bog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tomb Fortress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Fen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Petrified Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
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