Chainer, Dementia Master (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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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Joo Dee, One of Many
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Cat-Gator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion98 decks116 decks
68%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
61%inclusion71 decks116 decks
56%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
56%synergy
Altar of Dementia
61%inclusion71 decks116 decks
56%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
53%synergy
Buried Alive
63%inclusion73 decks116 decks
51%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
70%inclusion81 decks116 decks
50%synergy
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion76 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Vile Entomber
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
92%inclusion107 decks116 decks
40%synergy
Crypt Ghast
75%inclusion87 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion77 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Plaguecrafter
64%inclusion74 decks116 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion71 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
46%synergy
Accursed Marauder
54%inclusion43 decks79 decks
34%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
50%inclusion58 decks116 decks
38%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Grim Haruspex
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Meteor Golem
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Warren Soultrader
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
23%synergy
Bog Witch
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Harvester of Souls
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Grave Titan
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Mindslicer
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Dread Presence
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Doom Whisperer
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Demon's Disciple
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Vein Ripper
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Dimir House Guard
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Angel of Suffering
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Entomb
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Nasty End
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Living Death
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Persist
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Bone Shards
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Final Parting
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Decode Transmissions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Season of Loss
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Life's Finale
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Terror Tide
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Unearth
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Pact
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Contamination
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Doom
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Oppression
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Oubliette
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
4%synergy
High Market
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Thespian's Stage
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion99 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion80 decks116 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-20%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion107 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
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