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Empress Galina
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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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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1.1xlift
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Mana Drain
88%inclusion84 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion82 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Sapphire Medallion
80%inclusion76 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Gilded Drake
75%inclusion71 decks95 decks
5.3xlift
Force of Will
75%inclusion71 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion70 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Counterspell
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
1.3xlift
Fierce Guardianship
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Mystic Remora
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Leyline of Singularity
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
154xlift
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Thalakos Deceiver
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
100xlift
Helm of Possession
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
95xlift
Dominating Licid
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
91xlift
Legacy's Allure
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
83xlift
Dominate
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
82xlift
Steal Artifact
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
74xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
67xlift
Confiscate
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
67xlift
Entrancing Melody
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
61xlift
Persuasion
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
57xlift
Creatures
Consecrated Sphinx
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
2.2xlift
Agent of Treachery
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
13xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
47%inclusion45 decks95 decks
16xlift
Thieving Skydiver
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
14xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
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Ioreth of the Healing House
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
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Clever Impersonator
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
5.3xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
7.6xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
3.1xlift
Memnarch
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
21xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
2.2xlift
Sower of Temptation
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
17xlift
Aura Thief
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
46xlift
Roil Elemental
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
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Spark Double
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
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Spellskite
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
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Mind Flayer
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
42xlift
Faerie Mastermind
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Beguiler of Wills
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
53xlift
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
3.1xlift
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0.4xlift
Callous Oppressor
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
33xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
1.8xlift
Clone
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
7.9xlift
Fatespinner
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
10xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
4.6xlift
Defiler of Dreams
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2.3xlift
Council of Reeds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11xlift
Kelpie Guide
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
6.3xlift
Phantasmal Image
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
19xlift
Fatestitcher
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
4.0xlift
Mockingbird
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Deadeye Navigator
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
2.3xlift
Displacer Kitten
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0.4xlift
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Wandering Archaic
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2.7xlift
Stunt Double
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
4.5xlift
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0.4xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
3.4xlift
Peregrine Drake
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2.2xlift
Spellseeker
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0.3xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
16xlift
Instants
Force of Negation
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
High Tide
60%inclusion57 decks95 decks
1.3xlift
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Brainstorm
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Desertion
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
27xlift
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Pongify
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Archmage's Charm
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Narset's Reversal
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Negate
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Snap
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Commandeer
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Intuition
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
1.3xlift
Chain of Vapor
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Dispel
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherize
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Cryptic Command
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Resculpt
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Misdirection
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Nexus of Fate
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Reality Shift
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Stifle
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Whir of Invention
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
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Mental Misstep
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
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Mindbreak Trap
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March of Swirling Mist
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Miscast
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Blue Sun's Zenith
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Strix Serenade
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Reins of Power
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5.8xlift
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Spelljack
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
21xlift
Disallow
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Delay
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Submerge
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.8xlift
Frantic Search
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.2xlift
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Aethersnatch
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
18xlift
Foil
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Slip Out the Back
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Pull from Tomorrow
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Sorceries
Bribery
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
13xlift
Blatant Thievery
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
26xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
27xlift
Acquire
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
26xlift
Ponder
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Expropriate
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
4.2xlift
Windfall
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Fabricate
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Merchant Scroll
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Invoke the Winds
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
25xlift
Timetwister
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Preordain
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Time Spiral
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
2.5xlift
Transmute Artifact
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
15xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
17xlift
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
12xlift
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
2.4xlift
Time Warp
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Wash Out
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2.9xlift
Treasure Cruise
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Personal Tutor
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Sakashima's Will
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
11xlift
Knowledge Exploitation
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
17xlift
Braingeyser
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6.4xlift
Curse of the Swine
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Lórien Revealed
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Retraced Image
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
2.1xlift
The One Ring
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Isochron Scepter
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
7.5xlift
Vedalken Shackles
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
15xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
2.8xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
8.8xlift
Magewright's Stone
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
25xlift
Voltaic Key
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Manifold Key
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Unwinding Clock
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Staff of Domination
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
2.9xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
13xlift
Mindslaver
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7.0xlift
Winter Moon
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Helm of the Host
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2.2xlift
Candelabra of Tawnos
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2.8xlift
Glaring Spotlight
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
23xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
7.5xlift
Wizard's Staff
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0.7xlift
Enchantments
Treachery
60%inclusion57 decks95 decks
16xlift
Propaganda
53%inclusion50 decks95 decks
2.1xlift
Control Magic
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
43xlift
Pemmin's Aura
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
11xlift
Back to Basics
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
2.5xlift
Steal Enchantment
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
7.8xlift
Freed from the Real
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
7.2xlift
Corrupted Conscience
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
24xlift
Copy Artifact
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
2.5xlift
Power Artifact
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Mind's Dilation
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
15xlift
Mirrormade
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
1.8xlift
Omniscience
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Dissipation Field
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3.3xlift
Mind Control
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
29xlift
Dress Down
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
11xlift
Counterbalance
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Intruder Alarm
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Mechanized Production
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Overburden
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4.1xlift
Kiora Bests the Sea God
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
7.8xlift
Merrow Commerce
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3.1xlift
Eaten by Piranhas
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4.6xlift
Telepathy
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3.3xlift
Arcane Laboratory
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4.5xlift
Fateful Discovery
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1.4xlift
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Narset, Parter of Veils
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
35xlift
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1.8xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.3xlift
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
79%inclusion75 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Ancient Tomb
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
1.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Urza's Saga
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
17xlift
Academy Ruins
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Strip Mine
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
2.6xlift
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
2.6xlift
Seat of the Synod
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Detection Tower
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
23xlift
Command Beacon
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4.2xlift
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2.0xlift
War Room
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Castle Vantress
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Wasteland
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
2.7xlift
City of Traitors
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
3.0xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0.4xlift
Rivendell
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Blast Zone
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3.5xlift
Coral Atoll
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3.1xlift
Inventors' Fair
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.2xlift
Terrain Generator
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Mistrise Village
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
0.4xlift
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Crystal Vein
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Mishra's Workshop
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.4xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion70 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Mana Vault
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Grim Monolith
47%inclusion45 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Chrome Mox
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Mox Opal
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Patriar's Seal
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
26xlift
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
1.3xlift
Mox Diamond
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Basalt Monolith
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Lotus Petal
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
2.8xlift
Mind Stone
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Mox Amber
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Caged Sun
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
2.2xlift
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
1.8xlift
Midnight Clock
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Bender's Waterskin
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0.9xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
15xlift
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.4xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Liquimetal Torque
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Nyx Lotus
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Coldsteel Heart
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2.3xlift
Relic of Legends
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2.0xlift
Lands
Island
83%inclusion79 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Flooded Strand
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
1.3xlift
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Command Tower
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
2.4xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0.4xlift
The Mycosynth Gardens
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
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