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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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Canyon Crawler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Noxious Gearhulk
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Altar of Dementia
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Bog Witch
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
77%inclusion89 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
-17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Meteor Golem
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Grave Titan
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Vile Entomber
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Harvester of Souls
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Doom Whisperer
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Dread Presence
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Millikin
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Angel of Suffering
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Demon's Disciple
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Executioner
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Scion of Darkness
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Mire Triton
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Defile
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Terror
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Sacrifice
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Stinging Study
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Saw in Half
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Necrologia
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Corpse Churn
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Living Death
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Diresight
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Syphon Mind
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
-5%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Chainer's Edict
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Deal
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Exhume
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Risky Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Ransack the Lab
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-17%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Out of the Tombs
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Greed
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Oubliette
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Attrition
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Everglades
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion93 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Star Compass
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion109 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
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