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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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Buried Alive
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
88%synergy
Entomb
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
88%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Deserted Temple
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Jet Medallion
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Crypt Ghast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Cabal Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Culling the Weak
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Imperial Seal
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
76%synergy
Necropotence
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Grim Monolith
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Mana Vault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Bog Witch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Plaguecrafter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Dimir House Guard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Fleshwrither
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Vile Entomber
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Mindslicer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Priest of Gix
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Devourer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ophiomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Triskelion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Skirge Familiar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Meteor Golem
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Void Winnower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Kalastria Highborn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Snuff Out
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Saw in Half
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Dismember
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Sacrifice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Shred Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Insidious Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Corpse Dance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Shallow Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Extirpate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Beseech the Queen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Machinations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Postmortem Lunge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
All Hallow's Eve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Cruel Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Expedition Map
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Universe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feldon's Cane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winter Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Memory Jar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Null Rod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Necromancy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
No Mercy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Contamination
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Dance of the Dead
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Oubliette
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Decaying Soil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Lake of the Dead
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Vesuva
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Peat Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Thespian's Stage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Winding Canyons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Mox Diamond
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Cave
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
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