Chainer, Dementia Master (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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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Soldevi Adnate
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
67%synergy
Buried Alive
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Entomb
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Altar of Dementia
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Vile Entomber
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
59%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Massacre Wurm
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Bog Witch
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
53%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Plaguecrafter
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Grave Titan
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Dread Presence
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Doom Whisperer
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Angel of Suffering
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Mindslicer
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Meteor Golem
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Skirge Familiar
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Dimir House Guard
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Necron Deathmark
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Defile
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Sacrifice
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Sign in Blood
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Mutilate
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Persist
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Bubbling Muck
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Diresight
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Expedition Map
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Whip of Erebos
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Out of the Tombs
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Tortured Existence
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Font of Agonies
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
12%synergy
High Market
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
34%synergy
War Room
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Thespian's Stage
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Vesuva
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Tomb Fortress
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
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