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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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Scarring Memories
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Noxious Gearhulk
56%inclusion102 decks182 decks
49%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
53%inclusion96 decks182 decks
48%synergy
Vile Entomber
48%inclusion87 decks182 decks
42%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
42%inclusion77 decks182 decks
38%synergy
Bog Witch
40%inclusion72 decks182 decks
38%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
41%inclusion75 decks182 decks
36%synergy
Meteor Golem
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
36%synergy
Plaguecrafter
56%inclusion102 decks182 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
62%inclusion112 decks182 decks
36%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
43%inclusion78 decks182 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion126 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion107 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion95 decks182 decks
29%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion94 decks182 decks
35%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
49%inclusion90 decks182 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion84 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
43%inclusion78 decks182 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion76 decks182 decks
-25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion76 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion75 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
38%inclusion70 decks182 decks
34%synergy
Burnished Hart
38%inclusion70 decks182 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
35%synergy
Shriekmaw
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
35%inclusion64 decks182 decks
34%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion64 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Carrion Feeder
29%inclusion53 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
29%inclusion52 decks182 decks
24%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion45 decks182 decks
-7%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
25%inclusion45 decks182 decks
24%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
24%inclusion43 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Demon's Disciple
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Harvester of Souls
23%inclusion41 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
23%inclusion41 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Oriq Loremage
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion34 decks182 decks
-7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
-4%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Dread Presence
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Girl
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Grave Titan
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Millikin
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Mire Triton
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Executioner
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Dusk Mangler
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
-35%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Angel of Suffering
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Nightmare
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Demon of Loathing
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Thug
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
40%inclusion73 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion60 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Tragic Slip
31%inclusion57 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion53 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Songs of the Damned
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
-8%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
-21%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
-15%synergy
Terror
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Nasty End
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
-6%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Pile On
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Corpse Churn
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Act
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
35%inclusion64 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Mutilate
34%inclusion61 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Diresight
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Syphon Mind
27%inclusion49 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion45 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Shards
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Ransack the Lab
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Necromantic Selection
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Rites
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Terror Tide
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Hex
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Chainer's Edict
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
-32%synergy
Commune with Evil
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Stargaze
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Zombify
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion52 decks182 decks
-3%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
-11%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
-26%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
-55%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
-22%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Cemetery Tampering
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
-23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Font of Agonies
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Scion of Halaster
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
-20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion43 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
7%synergy
High Market
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
-30%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion114 decks182 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion110 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
59%inclusion108 decks182 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion75 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
-18%synergy
Star Compass
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Idol
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion182 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion61 decks182 decks
7%synergy
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