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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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Joo Dee, One of Many
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Cat-Gator
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Purple Pentapus
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Buried Alive
75%inclusion184 decks245 decks
64%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
59%inclusion144 decks245 decks
55%synergy
Altar of Dementia
60%inclusion146 decks245 decks
54%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
59%inclusion144 decks245 decks
52%synergy
Entomb
61%inclusion150 decks245 decks
49%synergy
Viscera Seer
65%inclusion160 decks245 decks
49%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
51%inclusion125 decks245 decks
47%synergy
Vile Entomber
52%inclusion128 decks245 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
64%inclusion157 decks245 decks
46%synergy
Massacre Wurm
60%inclusion146 decks245 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
88%inclusion216 decks245 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion181 decks245 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
70%inclusion172 decks245 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion164 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Jet Medallion
61%inclusion149 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion144 decks245 decks
7%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion142 decks245 decks
39%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
56%inclusion136 decks245 decks
32%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
55%inclusion135 decks245 decks
41%synergy
Plaguecrafter
54%inclusion133 decks245 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion85 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion83 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion68 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion66 decks245 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion47 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion24 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.0%inclusion22 decks245 decks
-5%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.9%inclusion17 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
47%inclusion114 decks245 decks
42%synergy
Accursed Marauder
46%inclusion94 decks204 decks
25%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
44%inclusion109 decks245 decks
34%synergy
Carrion Feeder
43%inclusion106 decks245 decks
32%synergy
Bog Witch
42%inclusion102 decks245 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion93 decks245 decks
26%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
37%inclusion90 decks245 decks
32%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
36%inclusion87 decks245 decks
31%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
36%inclusion87 decks245 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion86 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
35%inclusion85 decks245 decks
29%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
32%inclusion78 decks245 decks
28%synergy
Meteor Golem
31%inclusion75 decks245 decks
29%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
30%inclusion74 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Grave Titan
30%inclusion73 decks245 decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion71 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
29%inclusion71 decks245 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
29%inclusion70 decks245 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
27%inclusion67 decks245 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
27%inclusion67 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
25%inclusion61 decks245 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
24%inclusion59 decks245 decks
23%synergy
Doom Whisperer
24%inclusion59 decks245 decks
21%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion56 decks245 decks
18%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
22%inclusion55 decks245 decks
20%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion46 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion43 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
21%inclusion51 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
20%inclusion50 decks245 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
20%inclusion49 decks245 decks
15%synergy
Grim Haruspex
20%inclusion48 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Dread Presence
19%inclusion46 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion46 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
18%inclusion44 decks245 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
17%inclusion42 decks245 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion42 decks245 decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
16%inclusion40 decks245 decks
12%synergy
Harvester of Souls
16%inclusion40 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Shriekmaw
16%inclusion40 decks245 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Suffering
16%inclusion38 decks245 decks
14%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
15%inclusion37 decks245 decks
15%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
14%inclusion35 decks245 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion34 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion24 decks177 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion33 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
13%inclusion33 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
13%inclusion32 decks245 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion32 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Defile
41%inclusion101 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion79 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion57 decks178 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion54 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion63 decks245 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion54 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion52 decks245 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion48 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
18%inclusion45 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion39 decks245 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion39 decks245 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion37 decks245 decks
-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion37 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion37 decks245 decks
-10%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion35 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
14%inclusion34 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
12%inclusion25 decks204 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12%inclusion30 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion27 decks245 decks
-10%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion26 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.0%inclusion22 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.0%inclusion22 decks245 decks
-3%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.6%inclusion21 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.6%inclusion21 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
8.2%inclusion20 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
-4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.7%inclusion14 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.3%inclusion13 decks245 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
50%inclusion123 decks245 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion116 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
44%inclusion107 decks245 decks
33%synergy
Mutilate
39%inclusion96 decks245 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion87 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion81 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
30%inclusion73 decks245 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion71 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion66 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Persist
22%inclusion55 decks245 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion53 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion51 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
19%inclusion46 decks245 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
19%inclusion46 decks245 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion42 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion40 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion39 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion35 decks245 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion35 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion32 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Final Parting
12%inclusion29 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
10%inclusion25 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Bone Shards
10%inclusion24 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion24 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.0%inclusion22 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion21 decks245 decks
-6%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.6%inclusion21 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.6%inclusion17 decks223 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
-5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Life's Finale
6.9%inclusion17 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Ransack the Lab
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion14 decks245 decks
-6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
48%inclusion117 decks245 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion105 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
41%inclusion100 decks245 decks
28%synergy
Expedition Map
32%inclusion79 decks245 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion67 decks245 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion66 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion50 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion49 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18%inclusion44 decks245 decks
15%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
11%inclusion26 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.4%inclusion23 decks245 decks
-18%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.8%inclusion19 decks245 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
-2%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.7%inclusion14 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion105 decks245 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion89 decks245 decks
30%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
27%inclusion56 decks205 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion53 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Grave Pact
19%inclusion47 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
18%inclusion44 decks245 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion36 decks245 decks
-8%synergy
Tortured Existence
14%inclusion34 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion32 decks245 decks
12%synergy
Out of the Tombs
12%inclusion29 decks245 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion29 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion27 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion25 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.8%inclusion19 decks245 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
-10%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.9%inclusion17 decks245 decks
2%synergy
Contamination
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
3%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Oppression
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Strands of Night
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion37 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
74%inclusion182 decks245 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion131 decks245 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
49%inclusion120 decks245 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion116 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
44%inclusion109 decks245 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion100 decks245 decks
5%synergy
High Market
37%inclusion91 decks245 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion70 decks245 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
27%inclusion65 decks245 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion63 decks245 decks
8%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion50 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion48 decks245 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion45 decks245 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion43 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
18%inclusion43 decks245 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion38 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion27 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion27 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion27 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion25 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion24 decks245 decks
-22%synergy
Tomb Fortress
10%inclusion24 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion23 decks245 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion21 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.2%inclusion20 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion17 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.1%inclusion15 decks245 decks
-12%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.7%inclusion14 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.3%inclusion13 decks245 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.3%inclusion13 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion223 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion174 decks245 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion80 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion77 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion67 decks245 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion42 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion26 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion24 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion20 decks245 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.2%inclusion20 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion19 decks245 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion18 decks245 decks
-20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.9%inclusion17 decks245 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion14 decks245 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion216 decks245 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion79 decks245 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion76 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion54 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion43 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion40 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion35 decks245 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.0%inclusion22 decks245 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
1%synergy
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