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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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Agna Qel'a
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Octopus Form
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
69%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
62%synergy
Desertion
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
53%synergy
Agent of Treachery
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
53%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
51%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
51%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
51%synergy
Blatant Thievery
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Invoke the Winds
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Sower of Temptation
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
6%synergy
High Tide
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Negate
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Mind Flayer
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Aetherize
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Confiscate
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Bribery
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-29%synergy
Creatures
Beguiler of Wills
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Clone
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Callous Oppressor
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Master Thief
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Burnished Hart
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Aura Thief
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Memnarch
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Roil Elemental
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Body Double
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Seasinger
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Dominating Licid
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
16%synergy
High Fae Trickster
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Fatespinner
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Stunt Double
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Spark Double
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Mulldrifter
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Phantasmal Image
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Sea Scryer
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mockingbird
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Identity Thief
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Divert Disaster
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Archmage's Charm
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Gather Specimens
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Aethersnatch
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Commandeer
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Aetherspouts
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Dominate
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
2%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Dissipate
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Mana Leak
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-28%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Spelljack
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-25%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Reins of Power
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Consider
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Unsummon
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-24%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Anticipate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Snap
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Impulse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Mass Manipulation
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Acquire
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Entrancing Melody
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Rite of Replication
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima's Will
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Telemin Performance
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Flow of Ideas
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Relm's Sketching
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Wash Out
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Lunar Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Visions of Duplicity
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Clone Legion
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Mirage Mirror
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mindslaver
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Lithoform Engine
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Enchantments
Mind Control
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Kitnap
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
28%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Legacy's Allure
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Treachery
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Steal Artifact
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Mind's Dilation
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Steal Enchantment
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Volition Reins
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Abduction
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Mirrormade
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Persuasion
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Annex
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Domestication
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Lay Claim
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Away
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Spreading Seas
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Enthralling Hold
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Mechanized Production
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Followed Footsteps
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Curator's Ward
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Take Possession
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Become the Pilot
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Merrow Commerce
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Dream Leash
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Surgery
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Halimar Depths
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Detection Tower
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Coral Atoll
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
War Room
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion47 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
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