Joshua Rosfield // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools (Commander) - Expensive

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
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.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Redirect Lightning
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Fire Nation Turret
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Culling the Weak
99%inclusion148 decks150 decks
93%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
97%inclusion145 decks150 decks
86%synergy
Diabolic Intent
94%inclusion141 decks150 decks
85%synergy
City of Traitors
86%inclusion129 decks150 decks
84%synergy
Infernal Plunge
87%inclusion130 decks150 decks
84%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
91%inclusion137 decks150 decks
82%synergy
Pyroblast
90%inclusion135 decks150 decks
81%synergy
Deflecting Swat
99%inclusion149 decks150 decks
79%synergy
Deadly Rollick
99%inclusion148 decks150 decks
78%synergy
Cabal Ritual
86%inclusion129 decks150 decks
78%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
99%inclusion148 decks150 decks
57%synergy
Skullclamp
83%inclusion124 decks150 decks
73%synergy
Gamble
83%inclusion124 decks150 decks
72%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
79%inclusion118 decks150 decks
77%synergy
Rite of Flame
75%inclusion113 decks150 decks
70%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion113 decks150 decks
57%synergy
Flare of Duplication
74%inclusion86 decks116 decks
69%synergy
Tainted Pact
73%inclusion110 decks150 decks
71%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
71%inclusion106 decks150 decks
67%synergy
Fire Covenant
62%inclusion93 decks150 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion150 decks150 decks
86%synergy
Demonic Tutor
99%inclusion149 decks150 decks
81%synergy
Chrome Mox
99%inclusion149 decks150 decks
93%synergy
Ancient Tomb
98%inclusion147 decks150 decks
88%synergy
Mana Vault
97%inclusion146 decks150 decks
92%synergy
Mox Diamond
97%inclusion145 decks150 decks
93%synergy
Imperial Seal
93%inclusion139 decks150 decks
87%synergy
Grim Monolith
93%inclusion139 decks150 decks
91%synergy
The One Ring
93%inclusion139 decks150 decks
84%synergy
Jeska's Will
91%inclusion136 decks150 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Sire of Insanity
50%inclusion75 decks150 decks
48%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
45%inclusion68 decks150 decks
35%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
43%inclusion64 decks150 decks
37%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
26%synergy
Opposition Agent
35%inclusion53 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Void Winnower
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Engineer
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Welder
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Skirk Prospector
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
3%synergy
_____ Goblin
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Punk
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Mayhem Devil
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-19%synergy
Broadside Bombardiers
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Defiler
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
61%inclusion91 decks150 decks
50%synergy
Divergent Transformations
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Ad Nauseam
38%inclusion57 decks150 decks
35%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Final Fortune
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion46 decks150 decks
23%synergy
Rain of Filth
31%inclusion46 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
30%inclusion45 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion41 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Saw in Half
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Desperate Ritual
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Slaughter Pact
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Burnt Offering
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Hatred
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Cast into the Fire
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
61%inclusion91 decks150 decks
55%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
53%inclusion80 decks150 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion74 decks150 decks
27%synergy
Transmogrify
46%inclusion69 decks150 decks
46%synergy
Reality Scramble
45%inclusion68 decks150 decks
45%synergy
Obliterate
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion67 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Jokulhaups
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
36%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Meltdown
27%inclusion40 decks150 decks
26%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Brotherhood's End
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Smallpox
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
22%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Molten Duplication
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
16%synergy
From the Ashes
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Ruination
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
20%synergy
Twinflame
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Smog
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Last Chance
15%inclusion23 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Warrior's Oath
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Pyroclasm
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
12%synergy
By Force
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
-17%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
-32%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Molten Collapse
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Shattering Spree
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Heat Shimmer
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Mind Twist
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Grapeshot
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
0%synergy
Postmortem Lunge
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Manifold Key
53%inclusion79 decks150 decks
52%synergy
Voltaic Key
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
50%synergy
Trinisphere
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
50%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
49%inclusion74 decks150 decks
49%synergy
Vexing Bauble
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
44%synergy
Tangle Wire
43%inclusion64 decks150 decks
43%synergy
Damping Sphere
41%inclusion62 decks150 decks
41%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Chalice of the Void
39%inclusion59 decks150 decks
39%synergy
Torpor Orb
34%inclusion51 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
33%synergy
Defense Grid
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Grinding Station
33%inclusion50 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Cursed Totem
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion38 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Blood Moon
53%inclusion80 decks150 decks
51%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion75 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Underworld Breach
47%inclusion71 decks150 decks
40%synergy
Nether Void
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
42%synergy
Stranglehold
41%inclusion61 decks150 decks
40%synergy
Contamination
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
5%synergy
The Abyss
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Guild Artisan
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Call of the Ring
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, the Great Creator
60%inclusion90 decks150 decks
59%synergy
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
40%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
38%inclusion57 decks150 decks
34%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
83%inclusion124 decks150 decks
76%synergy
Crystal Vein
52%inclusion78 decks150 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion54 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
29%inclusion43 decks150 decks
29%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
11%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Rishadan Port
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Dust Bowl
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Blast Zone
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Mox Amber
99%inclusion148 decks150 decks
94%synergy
Sol Ring
98%inclusion147 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
98%inclusion147 decks150 decks
93%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion142 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
94%inclusion141 decks150 decks
92%synergy
Lotus Petal
91%inclusion137 decks150 decks
83%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
86%inclusion129 decks150 decks
83%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53%inclusion79 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
49%inclusion73 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Mana Crypt
43%inclusion64 decks150 decks
40%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
43%inclusion64 decks150 decks
40%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Paradise Mantle
33%inclusion49 decks150 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
-32%synergy
Basalt Monolith
15%inclusion22 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Honor-Worn Shaku
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion150 decks150 decks
55%synergy
Command Tower
99%inclusion149 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
99%inclusion148 decks150 decks
86%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
98%inclusion147 decks150 decks
66%synergy
Marsh Flats
97%inclusion145 decks150 decks
88%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
91%inclusion136 decks150 decks
83%synergy
Arid Mesa
90%inclusion135 decks150 decks
81%synergy
Mana Confluence
88%inclusion132 decks150 decks
82%synergy
Scalding Tarn
88%inclusion132 decks150 decks
81%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
87%inclusion131 decks150 decks
83%synergy
Polluted Delta
86%inclusion129 decks150 decks
78%synergy
Mountain
85%inclusion128 decks150 decks
-12%synergy
Swamp
85%inclusion128 decks150 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
85%inclusion128 decks150 decks
39%synergy
Luxury Suite
83%inclusion125 decks150 decks
44%synergy
Mount Doom
78%inclusion117 decks150 decks
61%synergy
City of Brass
75%inclusion112 decks150 decks
68%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion100 decks150 decks
59%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
65%inclusion98 decks150 decks
62%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
52%inclusion78 decks150 decks
49%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion70 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
19%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Spire of Industry
32%inclusion48 decks150 decks
29%synergy
Blazemire Verge
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
29%inclusion44 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
28%inclusion42 decks150 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Starting Town
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-23%synergy