Golbez, Clad In Darkness (Commander) - Core Aristocrats

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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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Day of Black Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Realm of Koh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tortured Existence
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Plaguecrafter
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Gravepurge
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Dreadhound
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Forever Young
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Leaden Myr
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Midnight Reaper
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Millikin
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Fell Stinger
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Grim Haruspex
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Demon's Disciple
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Undead Butler
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Burnished Hart
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Angel of Suffering
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Golgari Thug
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Persistent Specimen
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Gravelighter
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Carrion Feeder
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Eye Collector
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Executioner
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Informer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Bloodghast
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Augur
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Ophiomancer
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Girl
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Shriekmaw
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Agent Venom
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Gravecrawler
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Dockside Chef
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Tenacious Underdog
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Nether Traitor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Palladium Myr
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
-24%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Wake the Dead
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Songs of the Damned
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Footbottom Feast
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Churn
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bone Harvest
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Undying Evil
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Scorpion's Sting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stab
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Push
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Death Denied
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Fight On!
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Morality Shift
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Funeral Rites
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Incarnation Technique
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
The Final Days
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rankle's Prank
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Vicious Rumors
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Gix's Command
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Painful Lesson
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Corrupt
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Macabre Waltz
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Blood for Bones
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Embrace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Mimic Vat
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Feldon's Cane
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Manascape Refractor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Out of the Tombs
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Memorial to Folly
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Buried Ruin
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Tomb Fortress
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
High Market
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Fen
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
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