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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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Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
69%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
62%synergy
Desertion
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Agent of Treachery
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Blatant Thievery
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Invoke the Winds
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Confiscate
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
8%synergy
High Tide
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Sower of Temptation
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-27%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-28%synergy
Creatures
Beguiler of Wills
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Callous Oppressor
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Mind Flayer
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Clone
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Master Thief
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Burnished Hart
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Memnarch
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Aura Thief
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Roil Elemental
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Clever Impersonator
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
North Pole Patrol
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Seasinger
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Body Double
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Dominating Licid
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Fatespinner
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Stunt Double
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Sea Scryer
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Phantasmal Image
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Gather Specimens
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Aethersnatch
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Rewind
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Commandeer
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Divert Disaster
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Cancel
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Dominate
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
1%synergy
See Double
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Aetherspouts
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-27%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Octopus Form
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Dissipate
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Spelljack
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Disallow
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Reins of Power
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Snap
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Consider
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Redirect
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Magic Damper
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Preordain
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Acquire
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Rite of Replication
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Entrancing Melody
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Sakashima's Will
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Relm's Sketching
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Flow of Ideas
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Inundate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Divination
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Wash Out
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Sleep
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Mirage Mirror
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Mindslaver
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Mind Control
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Kitnap
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Treachery
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Mind's Dilation
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Legacy's Allure
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Steal Artifact
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Volition Reins
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Steal Enchantment
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Persuasion
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Annex
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Abduction
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Domestication
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Tractor Beam
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Away
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Dream Leash
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Take Possession
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Spreading Seas
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Waters
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Merrow Commerce
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lay Claim
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Telepathy
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Enthralling Hold
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Followed Footsteps
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Become the Pilot
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Curator's Ward
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Puca's Mischief
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Surgery
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Mechanized Production
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Agna Qel'a
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Halimar Depths
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Castle Vantress
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Detection Tower
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Coral Atoll
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Clock
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
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