Golbez, Clad In Darkness (Commander) - Upgraded Aristocrats

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Golbez, Clad In Darkness
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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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Mai, Scornful Striker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
69%synergy
Tortured Existence
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Morality Shift
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
61%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
57%synergy
Millikin
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Altar of Dementia
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Living Death
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Accursed Marauder
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Golgari Thug
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Jet Medallion
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Plaguecrafter
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Midnight Reaper
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Grim Haruspex
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Massacre Wurm
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Leaden Myr
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Doom Whisperer
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Ophiomancer
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Gravecrawler
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Angel of Suffering
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Dreadhound
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Murderous Rider
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Fell Stinger
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Carrion Feeder
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Bloodghast
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Undead Butler
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Girl
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Shriekmaw
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Filth
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Mire Triton
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Vile Entomber
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Body Launderer
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Corpse Augur
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Unshakable Tail
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Songs of the Damned
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Wake the Dead
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Gravepurge
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Footbottom Feast
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Tainted Strike
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Force of Despair
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Another Chance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Forever Young
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Dread Return
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Incarnation Technique
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Season of Loss
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Funeral Rites
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Persist
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Killing Wave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Altar of the Brood
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Feldon's Cane
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-23%synergy
Phyresis
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Coffers
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
2%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Buried Ruin
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
War Room
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sequestered Stash
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
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