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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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Ghoulish Procession
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Ophiomancer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Midnight Reaper
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Symbiote Spawn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swarm, Being of Bees
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Venom, Eddie Brock
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Harvester of Souls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Mindslicer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Chittering Witch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Gravecrawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gravedigger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Skyclave Shade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Wriggling Grub
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Blood Pet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Surge Conductor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Corpse Augur
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Hecteyes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Friendly Teddy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Tattered Mummy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Junk Diver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gastal Raider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Cullblade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Banehound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Festering Goblin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Grim Affliction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Surgical Extraction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ulcerate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Caustic Exhale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
V.A.T.S.
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Scheme
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Szat's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fatal Push
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bake into a Pie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vraska's Contempt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Prey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reckless Spite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Terror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Resolve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Desperate Measures
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Smallpox
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Bone Splinters
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Innocent Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Ichor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Vat Emergence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Appetite for Brains
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Essence Infusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glistening Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Diresight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Back on Track
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Incriminate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spread the Sickness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Writ of Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zombify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Flesh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gruesome Realization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Restart Sequence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
From the Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disturbed Burial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Macabre Waltz
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gisa's Bidding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collective Brutality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Necromantic Summons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disturbing Plot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vat of Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Smokestack
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mephitic Draught
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Servo Schematic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Prized Statue
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pact Weapon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bone Saw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bag of Holding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ivory Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
False Floor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Geth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glimmerlight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Blood Fountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Noble's Purse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Braids's Frightful Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Torture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bottomless Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rakish Crew
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elspeth's Nightmare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Momentum Breaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gloom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Open the Graves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hour of Victory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Drownyard Temple
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
The Gold Saucer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Peat Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Barren Moor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Crowded Crypt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Lens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Blossom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Serum Powder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Manalith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Capital City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wastes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Uncharted Haven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
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