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
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Realm of Koh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tortured Existence
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
54%synergy
Plaguecrafter
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Gravepurge
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Dreadhound
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Forever Young
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Reaper
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Accursed Marauder
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Leaden Myr
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Millikin
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Fell Stinger
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Grim Haruspex
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Demon's Disciple
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Murderous Rider
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Burnished Hart
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Undead Butler
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Angel of Suffering
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Golgari Thug
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Carrion Feeder
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Persistent Specimen
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Gravelighter
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Merciless Executioner
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Eye Collector
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Bloodghast
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Informer
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Augur
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Shriekmaw
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pet
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Agent Venom
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Dockside Chef
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Tenacious Underdog
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Palladium Myr
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
-23%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dead
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Songs of the Damned
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Footbottom Feast
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Corpse Churn
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Bone Harvest
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Undying Evil
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Scorpion's Sting
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Push
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Undying Malice
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Death Denied
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Fight On!
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Morality Shift
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Tempest
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Rites
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
The Final Days
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Rankle's Prank
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Vicious Rumors
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Gix's Command
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Season of Loss
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Stitch Together
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Corrupt
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Embrace
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Mimic Vat
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Manascape Refractor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Dark Privilege
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana Vess
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Witch's Cottage
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Memorial to Folly
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Buried Ruin
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Tomb Fortress
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Blighted Fen
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Blast Zone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
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