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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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Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
80%synergy
Bloodghast
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Ophiomancer
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Smokestack
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Smallpox
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Grave Pact
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Accursed Marauder
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Mindslicer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Shambling Ghast
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Magic Pot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Darkstar Augur
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Gravecrawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Cryptbreaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Nether Spirit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Gravedigger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ebondeath, Dracolich
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Specter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Grim Servant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Graveshifter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Graveyard Marshal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Putrid Goblin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Paragon of Open Graves
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Defile
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Blot Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Suspended Sentence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Return to Action
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cling to Dust
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Pox
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Innocent Blood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Decode Transmissions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Collective Brutality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Painful Lesson
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Delirium Skeins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Spoils
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Army of the Damned
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Raise Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Disentomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mephitic Draught
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Cursed Totem
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Trinisphere
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Servo Schematic
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tithing Blade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Tangle Wire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Noble's Purse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Clock of Omens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Prized Statue
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Oven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Torpor Orb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blood Fountain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
False Floor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Waste Not
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Black Market
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Oppression
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Bottomless Pit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Dark Prophecy
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Court of Ambition
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Revel in Riches
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Open the Graves
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Season of the Witch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Nether Void
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
The Abyss
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Koskun Falls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Graf Harvest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Liliana Vess
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Peat Bog
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Lake of the Dead
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Realm of Koh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Barad-dûr
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Everglades
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Unholy Grotto
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dust Bowl
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
City of Traitors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Idol
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
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