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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
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
83%inclusion60 decks72 decks
70%synergy
Smokestack
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
67%synergy
Ophiomancer
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
62%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
69%inclusion50 decks72 decks
59%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Bloodghast
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
56%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
52%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
51%synergy
Contamination
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Ritual
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion69 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion55 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
48%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Smallpox
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
56%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Ancient Tomb
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
44%synergy
Mana Vault
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
44%synergy
Opposition Agent
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Chrome Mox
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
32%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
-21%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Nether Traitor
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Ghast
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Gravecrawler
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Mindslicer
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Nether Spirit
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Wriggling Grub
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Virus Beetle
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-15%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Grim Hireling
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
Infestation Sage
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Vincent Valentine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-27%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-16%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Pox
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
-21%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Innocent Blood
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Death Cloud
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
Mutilate
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Tangle Wire
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Cursed Totem
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Trinisphere
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Prized Statue
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Vexing Bauble
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Static Orb
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Winter Orb
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Torpor Orb
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Winter Moon
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Mephitic Draught
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Servo Schematic
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of the Void
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
Pithing Needle
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Noble's Purse
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Null Rod
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Damping Sphere
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Waste Not
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Bottomless Pit
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Nether Void
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Necrogen Mists
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-11%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
The Abyss
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Strip Mine
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Crystal Vein
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Wasteland
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Peat Bog
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Lake of the Dead
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
18%synergy
City of Traitors
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Pit
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Whispers
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-18%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
10%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-23%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
The Black Gate
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion69 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Petal
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
51%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
31%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mox Opal
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Grim Monolith
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-16%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion65 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Cavern of Souls
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-18%synergy
Mirrex
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
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