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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Twilight Diviner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Realm of Koh
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Plea
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Buried Alive
72%inclusion114 decks159 decks
60%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
64%inclusion101 decks159 decks
56%synergy
Viscera Seer
72%inclusion115 decks159 decks
56%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
59%inclusion94 decks159 decks
55%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
58%inclusion92 decks159 decks
54%synergy
Altar of Dementia
57%inclusion91 decks159 decks
52%synergy
Massacre Wurm
67%inclusion106 decks159 decks
49%synergy
Entomb
61%inclusion97 decks159 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
66%inclusion105 decks159 decks
48%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion102 decks159 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
92%inclusion147 decks159 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
82%inclusion131 decks159 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion113 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
65%inclusion104 decks159 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
64%inclusion101 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
58%inclusion92 decks159 decks
34%synergy
Plaguecrafter
55%inclusion88 decks159 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion83 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
52%inclusion82 decks159 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion81 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion55 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
31%inclusion49 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion45 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion34 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Vile Entomber
50%inclusion80 decks159 decks
45%synergy
Carrion Feeder
49%inclusion78 decks159 decks
38%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
48%inclusion76 decks159 decks
43%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion76 decks159 decks
27%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
45%inclusion71 decks159 decks
39%synergy
Bog Witch
43%inclusion68 decks159 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
42%inclusion67 decks159 decks
30%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
41%inclusion65 decks159 decks
29%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
41%inclusion65 decks159 decks
31%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
40%inclusion63 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
39%inclusion62 decks159 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33%inclusion53 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion49 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Grave Titan
31%inclusion49 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
31%inclusion49 decks159 decks
27%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
30%inclusion48 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
30%inclusion47 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
30%inclusion47 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
28%inclusion45 decks159 decks
27%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion44 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
26%inclusion42 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Meteor Golem
26%inclusion41 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
26%inclusion41 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
23%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
25%inclusion39 decks159 decks
22%synergy
Dread Presence
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion37 decks159 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion37 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
21%inclusion34 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
15%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
19%inclusion30 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion29 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
18%inclusion29 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
-6%synergy
Doom Whisperer
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Skirge Familiar
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Angel of Suffering
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Shriekmaw
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
37%inclusion59 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion54 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion49 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion44 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
-8%synergy
Sacrifice
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion80 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
47%inclusion75 decks159 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion74 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion66 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Mutilate
38%inclusion61 decks159 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion56 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion51 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion29 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Incarnation Technique
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Life's Finale
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Ransack the Lab
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion71 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
43%inclusion69 decks159 decks
31%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
43%inclusion68 decks159 decks
23%synergy
Expedition Map
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion42 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion36 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
-8%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
-20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
32%inclusion51 decks159 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
31%inclusion50 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Grave Pact
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion34 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Out of the Tombs
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Tortured Existence
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
77%inclusion122 decks159 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
55%inclusion88 decks159 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion87 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion86 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
47%inclusion75 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion70 decks159 decks
9%synergy
High Market
43%inclusion69 decks159 decks
37%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
33%inclusion53 decks159 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion46 decks159 decks
13%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
25%inclusion39 decks159 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion31 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
18%inclusion29 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
-11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
-21%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion150 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion107 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
38%inclusion61 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion42 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
21%inclusion34 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
-16%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion141 decks159 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion49 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion45 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion29 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
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