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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
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Noxious Gearhulk
56%inclusion100 decks180 decks
48%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
52%inclusion94 decks180 decks
47%synergy
Vile Entomber
48%inclusion87 decks180 decks
43%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
41%inclusion74 decks180 decks
37%synergy
Bog Witch
39%inclusion70 decks180 decks
37%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
41%inclusion73 decks180 decks
36%synergy
Plaguecrafter
56%inclusion100 decks180 decks
36%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
42%inclusion76 decks180 decks
35%synergy
Victimize
61%inclusion110 decks180 decks
35%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
38%inclusion68 decks180 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion125 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion107 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion93 decks180 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion93 decks180 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
49%inclusion88 decks180 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion85 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
43%inclusion78 decks180 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
43%inclusion64 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion76 decks180 decks
-24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion75 decks180 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion75 decks180 decks
21%synergy
Burnished Hart
38%inclusion69 decks180 decks
30%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
38%inclusion68 decks180 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion68 decks180 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion67 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
37%inclusion66 decks180 decks
34%synergy
Meteor Golem
36%inclusion65 decks180 decks
35%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
35%inclusion63 decks180 decks
34%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion56 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
29%inclusion53 decks180 decks
25%synergy
Carrion Feeder
29%inclusion53 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
26%inclusion47 decks180 decks
23%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
25%inclusion45 decks180 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
24%inclusion44 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Demon's Disciple
23%inclusion42 decks180 decks
15%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion42 decks180 decks
19%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
23%inclusion42 decks180 decks
17%synergy
Harvester of Souls
23%inclusion41 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
21%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion37 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Oriq Loremage
19%inclusion35 decks180 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion34 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Presence
18%inclusion33 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Millikin
18%inclusion33 decks180 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Grave Titan
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion31 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Girl
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
16%inclusion29 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Sangromancer
16%inclusion29 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Mire Triton
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Skirge Familiar
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Executioner
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Dusk Mangler
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
-35%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Angel of Suffering
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Nightmare
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Demon of Loathing
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Thug
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
40%inclusion72 decks180 decks
16%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion58 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Tragic Slip
31%inclusion56 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
28%inclusion51 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion33 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
18%inclusion32 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion31 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
15%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
-21%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
-16%synergy
Terror
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Nasty End
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Corpse Churn
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Pile On
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-4%synergy
Victim of Night
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
-9%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Act
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
38%inclusion69 decks180 decks
27%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion60 decks180 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
33%inclusion60 decks180 decks
15%synergy
Diresight
30%inclusion42 decks141 decks
26%synergy
Syphon Mind
27%inclusion49 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Final Parting
26%inclusion46 decks180 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion35 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion35 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
13%synergy
Ransack the Lab
15%inclusion27 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion22 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Necromantic Selection
12%inclusion21 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Rites
9.4%inclusion17 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Terror Tide
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Corrupt
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Hex
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Chainer's Edict
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
-32%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Duress
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Commune with Evil
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Stargaze
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Zombify
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
-11%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion46 decks180 decks
-6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion20 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
-11%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
-26%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-22%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Cemetery Tampering
23%inclusion41 decks180 decks
21%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion34 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion31 decks180 decks
-23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion30 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
-6%synergy
Font of Agonies
11%inclusion20 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion20 decks180 decks
-5%synergy
Scion of Halaster
10%inclusion18 decks180 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.8%inclusion14 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
-13%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion48 decks180 decks
-20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion42 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
High Market
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
-12%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
-30%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
3%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
62%inclusion111 decks180 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion109 decks180 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
59%inclusion107 decks180 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion76 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion56 decks180 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion49 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion24 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
-18%synergy
Star Compass
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Idol
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion180 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion60 decks180 decks
7%synergy
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