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
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
69%synergy
Buried Alive
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
66%synergy
Entomb
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
61%synergy
Altar of Dementia
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
60%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion30 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Vile Entomber
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
57%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Massacre Wurm
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion30 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
50%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Bog Witch
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Plaguecrafter
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Carrion Feeder
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
27%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Grave Titan
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Doom Whisperer
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Mindslicer
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Angel of Suffering
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Meteor Golem
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Skirge Familiar
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Dimir House Guard
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Necron Deathmark
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Shriekmaw
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Defile
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Sacrifice
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Study
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Cut Down
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Wake the Dead
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Cycle
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Mutilate
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Persist
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Diresight
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch Together
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Commune with Evil
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Life's Finale
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Command
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Ransack the Lab
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Ego Drain
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-19%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Necromancy
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Tortured Existence
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Font of Agonies
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Attrition
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Pestilence
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
18%synergy
High Market
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
36%synergy
War Room
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Thespian's Stage
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Vesuva
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Tomb Fortress
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-21%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion30 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-22%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Cave
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
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