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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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Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
90%synergy
Bloodghast
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
88%synergy
Ophiomancer
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
84%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
83%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Accursed Marauder
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High-Society Hunter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Murderous Rider
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Harvester of Souls
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Nether Traitor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Mindslicer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vincent Valentine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Gravecrawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bone Devourer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Skyclave Shade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cavalier of Night
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Fain, the Broker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Pack Rat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Tenacious Underdog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nezumi Linkbreaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Persistent Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Shriekmaw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Grim Haruspex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Archenemy's Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Hagra Mauling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Hero's Downfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Action
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Day of Black Sun
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Mutilate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Smallpox
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Soul Transfer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fateful Handoff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Profane Transfusion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Pox
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-31%synergy
Dread Summons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Army of the Damned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Fell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Syphon Mind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Languish
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Skullclamp
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Smokestack
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
The Regalia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mephitic Draught
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Totem
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Servo Schematic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Noble's Purse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
False Floor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bitterblossom
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Black Market
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Oppression
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Waste Not
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Court of Ambition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Bottomless Pit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Dark Prophecy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Heartless Summoning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Liliana Vess
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Peat Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Westvale Abbey
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Wasteland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blast Zone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Spawning Bed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Crystal Vein
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-35%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Barad-dûr
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Inventors' Fair
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fountainport
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Sequestered Stash
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Fen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-18%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Idol
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Séance Board
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Mauling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
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