Chainer, Dementia Master (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Koh, the Face Stealer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Realm of Koh
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Buried Alive
73%inclusion110 decks151 decks
61%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
63%inclusion95 decks151 decks
56%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
59%inclusion89 decks151 decks
55%synergy
Viscera Seer
72%inclusion108 decks151 decks
55%synergy
Altar of Dementia
58%inclusion87 decks151 decks
52%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
56%inclusion84 decks151 decks
51%synergy
Entomb
61%inclusion92 decks151 decks
49%synergy
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion99 decks151 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
65%inclusion98 decks151 decks
47%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion98 decks151 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion140 decks151 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
82%inclusion124 decks151 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion105 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion95 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
62%inclusion94 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion88 decks151 decks
35%synergy
Plaguecrafter
56%inclusion85 decks151 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion81 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
52%inclusion78 decks151 decks
38%synergy
Vile Entomber
50%inclusion75 decks151 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion53 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion46 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
48%inclusion73 decks151 decks
37%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion72 decks151 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
45%inclusion68 decks151 decks
40%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
44%inclusion67 decks151 decks
39%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
41%inclusion62 decks151 decks
29%synergy
Bog Witch
41%inclusion62 decks151 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion61 decks151 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
40%inclusion60 decks151 decks
30%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
38%inclusion58 decks151 decks
34%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
38%inclusion58 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
37%inclusion56 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
36%inclusion55 decks151 decks
28%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion47 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
30%inclusion45 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
29%inclusion44 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
29%inclusion44 decks151 decks
25%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion42 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Grave Titan
28%inclusion42 decks151 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
27%inclusion41 decks151 decks
26%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
26%inclusion40 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
23%synergy
Meteor Golem
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
25%inclusion37 decks151 decks
20%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion33 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion33 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
21%inclusion31 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion28 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion28 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Haruspex
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Angel of Suffering
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion24 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Doom Whisperer
16%inclusion24 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Shriekmaw
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
37%inclusion56 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion53 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion53 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion46 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion40 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion32 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion31 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion24 decks151 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion24 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
15%inclusion23 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion23 decks151 decks
-8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
-10%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Dismember
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion74 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion73 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
46%inclusion70 decks151 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion67 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion63 decks151 decks
16%synergy
Mutilate
38%inclusion58 decks151 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
37%inclusion56 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
34%inclusion51 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion49 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion37 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion30 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion28 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Life's Finale
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Ransack the Lab
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Shards
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Final Parting
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
45%inclusion68 decks151 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion66 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
42%inclusion63 decks151 decks
29%synergy
Expedition Map
38%inclusion57 decks151 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion41 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
-6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion35 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
-8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
30%inclusion46 decks151 decks
25%synergy
Necromancy
30%inclusion46 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Tortured Existence
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion28 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
76%inclusion115 decks151 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion82 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
54%inclusion82 decks151 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion80 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
45%inclusion68 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion67 decks151 decks
9%synergy
High Market
44%inclusion66 decks151 decks
37%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
34%inclusion51 decks151 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion42 decks151 decks
12%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
24%inclusion36 decks151 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
-10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
-21%synergy
Strip Mine
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion142 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion99 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
40%inclusion60 decks151 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion41 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
-16%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion133 decks151 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion53 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion46 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
5%synergy
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