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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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Bribery
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
88%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
83%synergy
Gilded Drake
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Blatant Thievery
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Agent of Treachery
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Treachery
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
74%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Control Magic
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Mana Drain
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
64%synergy
High Tide
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Roil Elemental
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Force of Will
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Mystical Tutor
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Mox Diamond
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Aura Thief
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Memnarch
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Sower of Temptation
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Clever Impersonator
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Mind Flayer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Dominating Licid
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Callous Oppressor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Fatespinner
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Spark Double
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Fatestitcher
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Phantasmal Image
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Clone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wandering Archaic
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Silver Myr
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Cryptoplasm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Seasinger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Master Thief
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Forensic Researcher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Noble Benefactor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Willbreaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Tribute Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Desertion
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Commandeer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Fumble
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Capsize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Disallow
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Long-Term Plans
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
See Double
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Turn Aside
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dominate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Keep Watch
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Misdirection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Gather Specimens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Substitution
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Acquire
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Expropriate
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Winds
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Merchant Scroll
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mass Manipulation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Time Spiral
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Entrancing Melody
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Relearn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Reminisce
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sakashima's Will
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Fade Away
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Magewright's Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mimic Vat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mindslaver
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Unwinding Clock
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Helm of Possession
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Domination
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Steal Enchantment
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Copy Artifact
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Steal Artifact
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Confiscate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Back to Basics
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Kitnap
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Counterbalance
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Legacy's Allure
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mind Control
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Volition Reins
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Monastery Siege
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Mechanized Production
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Annex
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Mirrormade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Copy Enchantment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dress Down
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Telepathy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Detection Tower
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria West
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Archway of Innovation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Patriar's Seal
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Mana Crypt
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Misleading Signpost
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Island
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Command Tower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Horizon of Progress
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
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