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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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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Badgermole Cub
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Emiel the Blessed
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
83%synergy
Bloom Tender
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
78%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
75%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
74%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
73%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
72%synergy
Mystic Remora
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
71%synergy
Finale of Devastation
78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
71%synergy
Esper Sentinel
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
57%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion37 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Noble Hierarch
78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
55%synergy
Eladamri's Call
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
62%synergy
Eternal Witness
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
55%synergy
Chord of Calling
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
64%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
61%synergy
Spellseeker
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
64%synergy
Birthing Pod
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Enlightened Tutor
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
79%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
85%synergy
The One Ring
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
85%synergy
Rhystic Study
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
69%synergy
Force of Will
85%inclusion39 decks46 decks
79%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
85%inclusion39 decks46 decks
71%synergy
Crop Rotation
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
77%synergy
Mana Vault
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
79%synergy
Mox Diamond
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
79%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
72%synergy
Creatures
Ranger-Captain of Eos
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
63%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
55%synergy
Grand Abolisher
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
54%synergy
Delighted Halfling
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Displacer Kitten
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
51%synergy
Mockingbird
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Brightglass Gearhulk
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Thrasios, Triton Hero
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Voice of Victory
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Captain Sisay
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Preston, the Vanisher
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Gilded Drake
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Seedborn Muse
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Sowing Mycospawn
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Felidar Guardian
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Endurance
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Walking Ballista
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Transit Mage
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Vitality
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Emeria
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Mystic
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Elves
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Aven Interrupter
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Arbor Elf
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Hokori, Dust Drinker
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Spectral Sailor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Silence
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Worldly Tutor
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Force of Negation
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Mental Misstep
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Flare of Denial
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Ephemerate
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Veil of Summer
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Angel's Grace
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Intuition
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Retraction Helix
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Force of Vigor
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-27%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Whir of Invention
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-24%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Banishing Knack
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Neoform
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
54%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Wargate
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Transmute Artifact
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Farseek
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-37%synergy
Timetwister
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Three Visits
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Winter Orb
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Tangle Wire
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Smothering Tithe
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Sylvan Library
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Stasis
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Training Grounds
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Birthing Ritual
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Aura Shards
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Will
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Chosen
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Root Maze
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Living Plane
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Deafening Silence
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Mistrise Village
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Shifting Woodland
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Field
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Scorched Ruins
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-38%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
74%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
57%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
57%synergy
Lotus Petal
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Grim Monolith
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Mox Opal
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Basalt Monolith
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Flooded Strand
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
64%synergy
Breeding Pool
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
51%synergy
Tropical Island
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
83%synergy
Savannah
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
83%synergy
Tundra
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
81%synergy
Misty Rainforest
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
63%synergy
Windswept Heath
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
61%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Temple Garden
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
60%synergy
City of Brass
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
57%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Mana Confluence
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
52%synergy
Forest
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
-40%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Marsh Flats
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Arid Mesa
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Island
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
-48%synergy
Plains
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-49%synergy
Sea of Clouds
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Lush Portico
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Hushwood Verge
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Brushland
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Meticulous Archive
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-39%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
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