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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
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Bloodghast
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
70%synergy
Ophiomancer
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Smokestack
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Smallpox
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Grave Pact
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Jet Medallion
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Accursed Marauder
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
42%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Skullclamp
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Nether Traitor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Mindslicer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Shambling Ghast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Magic Pot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Darkstar Augur
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Gravecrawler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Cryptbreaker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Nether Spirit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gravedigger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Specter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Grim Servant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Graveshifter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Graveyard Marshal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Putrid Goblin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Defile
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Culling the Weak
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Blot Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Suspended Sentence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Return to Action
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cling to Dust
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pox
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Innocent Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Syphon Mind
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Decode Transmissions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Collective Brutality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sinkhole
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Lesson
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Delirium Skeins
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Spoils
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Army of the Damned
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Buried Alive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Raise Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mire in Misery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Disentomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Trinisphere
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Tithing Blade
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mephitic Draught
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Totem
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Servo Schematic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tangle Wire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Noble's Purse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Damping Matrix
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Clock of Omens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Prized Statue
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Oven
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Torpor Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Fountain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Disruptor Flute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
False Floor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Waste Not
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Oppression
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Bottomless Pit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Painful Quandary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dark Prophecy
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Mornsong Aria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Court of Ambition
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Revel in Riches
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Necrogen Mists
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Open the Graves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Season of the Witch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Nether Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
The Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Koskun Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Graf Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Peat Bog
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Lake of the Dead
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Strip Mine
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Wasteland
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Barad-dûr
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Fountainport
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Dust Bowl
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Everglades
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Realm of Koh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Whispers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Blast Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Edge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Crystal Vein
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Unholy Grotto
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Idol
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
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