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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
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Noxious Gearhulk
52%inclusion60 decks115 decks
45%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
47%inclusion54 decks115 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
44%inclusion51 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion63 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Altar of Dementia
43%inclusion50 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
37%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion67 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Meteor Golem
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
33%synergy
Bog Witch
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
76%inclusion87 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion68 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion58 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion56 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
29%synergy
Plaguecrafter
44%inclusion51 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion50 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
-18%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion44 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion33 decks97 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
29%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Grave Titan
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Vile Entomber
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Harvester of Souls
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Doom Whisperer
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Shriekmaw
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Dread Presence
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Angel of Suffering
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Millikin
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Disciple
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Scion of Darkness
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Merciless Executioner
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Defile
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Songs of the Damned
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
-13%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Terror
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Necrologia
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Mutilate
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion29 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Diresight
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Syphon Mind
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Chainer's Edict
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Corrupt
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Ransack the Lab
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Life's Finale
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-17%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Tortured Existence
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Oubliette
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Attrition
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion57 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion48 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
-15%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Everglades
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion91 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion58 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
48%inclusion55 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion44 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
-15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion108 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
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