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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
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Grave Researcher
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Pox Plague
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
79%inclusion64 decks81 decks
66%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
75%inclusion61 decks81 decks
65%synergy
Ophiomancer
81%inclusion66 decks81 decks
64%synergy
Smokestack
62%inclusion50 decks81 decks
60%synergy
Bloodghast
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
57%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
56%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Ritual
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
51%synergy
Smallpox
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion78 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion62 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
68%inclusion55 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
68%inclusion55 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
44%synergy
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Culling the Weak
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Contamination
48%inclusion39 decks81 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
53%inclusion43 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion43 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Chrome Mox
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Mana Vault
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
39%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pet
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
-14%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Nether Traitor
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Shambling Ghast
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Mindslicer
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Merchant of Venom
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Nether Spirit
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-0%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Memnite
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Virus Beetle
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Wriggling Grub
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Cult Conscript
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Viscera Seer
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Snuff Out
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-23%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-17%synergy
Sacrifice
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-17%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Pox
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Chain of Smog
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Innocent Blood
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Death Cloud
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Mutilate
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Tangle Wire
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Trinisphere
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Cursed Totem
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Vexing Bauble
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Prized Statue
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Winter Orb
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Torpor Orb
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Static Orb
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Winter Moon
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Mephitic Draught
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Servo Schematic
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-19%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of the Void
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Null Rod
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Pithing Needle
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Waste Not
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Bottomless Pit
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-0%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Nether Void
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Necrogen Mists
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Changing Loyalty
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Strip Mine
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Drownyard Temple
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Crystal Vein
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Wasteland
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Peat Bog
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
22%synergy
City of Traitors
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Pit
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
10%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
0%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion77 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion66 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
52%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
27%synergy
The Soul Stone
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Mox Opal
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-12%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion74 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-19%synergy
Mirrex
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
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