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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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Baron Helmut Zemo
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
81%synergy
Ophiomancer
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Smokestack
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Contamination
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Bloodghast
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Ritual
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Jet Medallion
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Culling the Weak
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Smallpox
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Pox
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Necropotence
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Opposition Agent
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Chrome Mox
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Mana Vault
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
45%synergy
The One Ring
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Nether Traitor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Blood Pet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Dark Confidant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Gravecrawler
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Shambling Ghast
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-29%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Nether Spirit
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Persistent Specimen
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Skirge Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Burglar Rat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lodestone Golem
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Wriggling Grub
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Virus Beetle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Grim Servant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Dismember
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Snuff Out
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shred Memory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Defile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Insidious Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Boon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Chain of Smog
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Imperial Seal
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Death Cloud
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Innocent Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dark Deal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Vicious Rumors
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Gruesome Realization
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mire in Misery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Plague of Vermin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Tangle Wire
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Vexing Bauble
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Prized Statue
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Trinisphere
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Static Orb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Mephitic Draught
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Winter Moon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Winter Orb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Servo Schematic
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Chalice of the Void
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Pithing Needle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Memory Jar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Damping Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Waste Not
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Bottomless Pit
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Carnival of Souls
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Abyss
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Pestilence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Drownyard Temple
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Crystal Vein
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Wasteland
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Strip Mine
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Pit
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Peat Bog
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Lake of the Dead
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Vault of Whispers
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
City of Traitors
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Barad-dûr
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Lotus Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Grim Monolith
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Mox Diamond
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mirrex
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
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