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Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
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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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Judge's Familiar
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Verity Circle
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Bident of Thassa
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Healer's Hawk
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Watcher of the Spheres
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Skycat Sovereign
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Fertile Ground
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Migratory Route
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Wild Growth
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Overgrowth
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Dazzling Denial
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Market Festival
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Kastral, the Windcrested
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Trygon Predator
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Aerie Mystics
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Steel-Plume Marshal
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Jackdaw Savior
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Cartographer's Hawk
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Jubilant Skybonder
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Slither Blade
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Thornwind Faeries
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Gwaihir the Windlord
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Willbreaker
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Emeria Angel
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Harrier Strix
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Invisible Stalker
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Kangee's Lieutenant
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Soltari Foot Soldier
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Looter il-Kor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Gudul Lurker
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Augury Owl
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Wingmate Roc
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Intrepid Hero
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Entity
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Skyward Eye Prophets
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Topplegeist
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Samite Archer
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Kiora's Follower
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Soulcatcher
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Deepfathom Skulker
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Mistmeadow Witch
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Spectral Sailor
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Seer
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Zuran Spellcaster
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Keeper of Fables
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Suq'Ata Firewalker
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Endbringer
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Bant Charm
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Lofty Denial
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Flurry of Wings
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-44%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Winged Portent
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Biomass Mutation
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-23%synergy
Path to Exile
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-34%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Rally of Wings
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Momentary Blink
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Diviner's Portent
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Opportunity
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Brokers Charm
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Crush Contraband
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
School Daze
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Selesnya Charm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Planar Incision
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Wing Shards
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Endless Detour
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Cloudshift
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Winged Words
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Beck // Call
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Battle Screech
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Airborne Aid
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-27%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Scale Up
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Distant Melody
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Harvest Season
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Solar Tide
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Aerial Assault
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Explore
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Split Up
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Gorgon's Head
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Viridian Longbow
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Favorable Winds
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Dawn's Reflection
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Spawning Grounds
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Wolfwillow Haven
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Soulcatchers' Aerie
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Coastal Piracy
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Bower Passage
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Murmuration
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
New Horizons
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Weirding Wood
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Glare of Subdual
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Paradise
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Find the Path
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Gravitational Shift
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Haven
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Squirrel Nest
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Presence of Gond
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Buried in the Garden
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Military Intelligence
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Seaside Haven
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-31%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Lilypad Village
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Conclave
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Gavony Township
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Stirring Wildwood
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-35%synergy
Simic Signet
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Signet
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Keyrune
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Island
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion54 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Azorius Chancery
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Seaside Citadel
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Prairie Stream
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Krosan Verge
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Thriving Isle
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-24%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-26%synergy
Bant Panorama
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Grove
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Heath
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Thornwood Falls
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Simic Guildgate
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-29%synergy
Blossoming Sands
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Plenty
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Overflowing Basin
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Ondu Inversion
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Islet
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Brushland
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Brokers Hideout
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Fortified Village
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Naya Panorama
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
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