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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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The Fire Nation Drill
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ravenous Chupacabra
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Plaguecrafter
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Dread Return
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Burnished Hart
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Chainer's Edict
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Meteor Golem
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Millikin
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Vile Entomber
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Bog Witch
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Grave Titan
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Leaden Myr
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Eye Collector
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Dusk Mangler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Merciless Executioner
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Reaper
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Wretched Doll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Faceless Butcher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Triniform
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mesmeric Fiend
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Plague Mare
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mire Triton
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Shriekmaw
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Carrier Thrall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Augur
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Custodi Lich
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Harvester of Souls
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Grim Haruspex
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Thug
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Doom Blade
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-39%synergy
Armor of Shadows
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Tragic Slip
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Corpse Churn
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Professor's Warning
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Annihilate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Pile On
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Slay
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bake into a Pie
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Orcish Medicine
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Afflict
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Lethal Scheme
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Power Word Kill
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Ultimate Price
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Feed the Cycle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Breathe Your Last
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Presumed Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Terror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Cut
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
V.A.T.S.
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Nasty End
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Without Weakness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Execute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Heartless Act
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Undying Evil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Darkblast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Decree of Pain
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Diresight
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Risky Research
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Villainous Wrath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Quag Feast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Terror Tide
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Pilfer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Craving
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Ever After
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Syphon Mind
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sanguimancy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Stargaze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Season of Loss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Final Act
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mind Rake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Endless Obedience
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Soul Exchange
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dead of Winter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Charnel Serenade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bone Shards
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Pillage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Aid the Fallen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mind Rot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Specter's Wail
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Necromantic Selection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Shatter Assumptions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Feast of Succession
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Assassinate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gruesome Fate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Duress
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Drown in Sorrow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Destroy the Evidence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Binding Negotiation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cut of the Profits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Collector's Vault
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Torture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Monkey Cage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Farsight Mask
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Implement of Malice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Rack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Shield
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
The Death of Gwen Stacy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Greed
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Font of Agonies
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Connections
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bandit's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Criminal Past
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Artificer's Hex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-31%synergy
Grave Peril
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Strands of Night
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth's Nightmare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Zombie Infestation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Eldraine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Barad-dûr
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
The Dross Pits
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Fen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Worn Powerstone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Bounty Board
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Idol
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Grafstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Command Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Pelakka Predation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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