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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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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Omni-Changeling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Rimekin Recluse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
83%inclusion163 decks196 decks
81%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
81%inclusion159 decks196 decks
81%synergy
Blatant Thievery
81%inclusion159 decks196 decks
78%synergy
Bribery
81%inclusion159 decks196 decks
77%synergy
Agent of Treachery
77%inclusion151 decks196 decks
73%synergy
Desertion
67%inclusion132 decks196 decks
65%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
68%inclusion133 decks196 decks
65%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
67%inclusion131 decks196 decks
65%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
67%inclusion132 decks196 decks
64%synergy
Invoke the Winds
65%inclusion128 decks196 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
82%inclusion160 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
79%inclusion155 decks196 decks
13%synergy
High Tide
69%inclusion136 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
65%inclusion127 decks196 decks
61%synergy
Sower of Temptation
63%inclusion123 decks196 decks
60%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
61%inclusion119 decks196 decks
58%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion117 decks196 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
60%inclusion117 decks196 decks
29%synergy
Roil Elemental
58%inclusion113 decks196 decks
56%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion113 decks196 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
59%inclusion115 decks196 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion103 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Beguiler of Wills
54%inclusion105 decks196 decks
53%synergy
Aura Thief
52%inclusion101 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Clever Impersonator
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
44%synergy
Mind Flayer
49%inclusion96 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
48%inclusion95 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
47%inclusion93 decks196 decks
44%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
47%inclusion92 decks196 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion78 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Callous Oppressor
40%inclusion78 decks196 decks
39%synergy
Memnarch
39%inclusion76 decks196 decks
36%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
35%inclusion69 decks196 decks
34%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
32%inclusion54 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Drake
32%inclusion62 decks196 decks
29%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
31%inclusion61 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
31%inclusion60 decks196 decks
24%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Clone
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Dominating Licid
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Spark Double
22%inclusion44 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Fatespinner
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Master Thief
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Stunt Double
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Fatestitcher
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Cryptoplasm
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Phantasmal Image
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Seasinger
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Wandering Archaic
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Willbreaker
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Body Double
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Adric, Mathematical Genius
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
52%inclusion101 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion92 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion89 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion86 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Archmage's Charm
42%inclusion82 decks196 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion72 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion70 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
31%inclusion60 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
See Double
26%inclusion51 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Gather Specimens
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Commandeer
22%inclusion44 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
-15%synergy
Aethersnatch
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Rewind
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
Dominate
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Aetherspouts
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Fumble
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
-20%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Snap
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-11%synergy
Spelljack
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Dissipate
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
51%inclusion99 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Acquire
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
45%inclusion88 decks196 decks
44%synergy
Ponder
39%inclusion76 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Expropriate
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Entrancing Melody
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
22%inclusion43 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Rite of Replication
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
Sakashima's Will
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Wash Out
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Telemin Performance
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Goods
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Flow of Ideas
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion77 decks196 decks
36%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Mirage Mirror
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
8.9%inclusion16 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Mindslaver
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Possession
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Treachery
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Confiscate
45%inclusion88 decks196 decks
44%synergy
Mind Control
41%inclusion80 decks196 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Kitnap
38%inclusion56 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Mind's Dilation
29%inclusion56 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Steal Enchantment
28%inclusion54 decks196 decks
26%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
22%inclusion44 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Steal Artifact
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Back to Basics
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Legacy's Allure
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Persuasion
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
12%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Annex
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Telepathy
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Volition Reins
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
3%synergy
As Foretold
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Take Possession
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
61%inclusion119 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion109 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
55%inclusion107 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion103 decks196 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
45%inclusion88 decks196 decks
43%synergy
Detection Tower
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
4%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Archway of Innovation
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion178 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion136 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
58%inclusion113 decks196 decks
55%synergy
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion109 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
36%inclusion70 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion61 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion61 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Sky Diamond
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Caged Sun
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
91%inclusion179 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion60 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Command Tower
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
1%synergy
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