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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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Day of Black Sun
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
90%synergy
Bloodghast
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
89%synergy
Ophiomancer
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
84%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
83%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
High-Society Hunter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Murderous Rider
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Harvester of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Mindslicer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Archfiend of the Dross
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Infestation Sage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Vincent Valentine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bone Devourer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Skyclave Shade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cavalier of Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Fain, the Broker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Pack Rat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tenacious Underdog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nezumi Linkbreaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Persistent Specimen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Shriekmaw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Archenemy's Charm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Action
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ghastly Demise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Smallpox
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Pox
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Chain of Smog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Decode Transmissions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Will of the Abzan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Soul Transfer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fateful Handoff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Come Back Wrong
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Profane Transfusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-35%synergy
Dread Summons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Army of the Damned
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Fell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Languish
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mephitic Draught
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Noble's Purse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Smokestack
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
The Regalia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Treasure Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Meek
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Prized Statue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Servo Schematic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
False Floor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Oppression
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Chorale of the Void
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Court of Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Bottomless Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Heartless Summoning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Illicit Masquerade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Professor Onyx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Liliana Vess
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Peat Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Crystal Vein
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-22%synergy
Barad-dûr
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blast Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spawning Bed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fountainport
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Sequestered Stash
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blighted Fen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Petrified Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Idol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
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