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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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Pack Rat
95%inclusion18 decks19 decks
89%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
84%inclusion16 decks19 decks
80%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
89%inclusion17 decks19 decks
80%synergy
Swarmyard
79%inclusion15 decks19 decks
74%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
79%inclusion15 decks19 decks
72%synergy
Rat Colony
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
63%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
60%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
60%synergy
Herald's Horn
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
58%synergy
Crypt Rats
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
47%synergy
Bontu's Monument
68%inclusion13 decks19 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion11 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion11 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
41%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Marshstalker
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
45%synergy
Swarm of Rats
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
45%synergy
Ratcatcher
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
44%synergy
Gnat Miser
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
44%synergy
Tangled Colony
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
39%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
39%synergy
Voracious Vermin
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
39%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
39%synergy
Pestilence Rats
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
40%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
38%synergy
Typhoid Rats
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
38%synergy
Burglar Rat
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Wave of Rats
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
35%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Species Specialist
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
-17%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Locust Miser
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Engine Rat
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Rancid Rats
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Rotting Rats
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Ravenous Rats
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Throat Slitter
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Chittering Witch
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Drainpipe Vermin
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Septic Rats
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Stronghold Rats
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Ichor Rats
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Rats
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-36%synergy
Infected Vermin
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Diseased Vermin
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Rats
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Patron of the Nezumi
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Chittering Rats
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Rabid Rats
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Innocuous Rat
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Scrib Nibblers
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Nezumi Shortfang
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Rat Out
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-7%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Raise the Draugr
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Stab
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Bladebrand
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Cut
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Gravepurge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Victim of Night
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
38%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Crippling Fear
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
39%synergy
Gruesome Fate
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
35%synergy
Echoing Return
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-23%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Final Act
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Haunting Voyage
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Lab Rats
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Eaten Alive
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Plague of Vermin
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Ambition
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Life's Finale
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Stain the Mind
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Make an Example
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Bone Shards
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Profane Command
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-19%synergy
Consume Spirit
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupt
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-7%synergy
Gruesome Realization
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Memoricide
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
35%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Door of Destinies
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Thrumming Stone
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Coat of Arms
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Mimic Vat
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-11%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Soul Foundry
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
The Immortal Sun
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Triumph
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Thornbite Staff
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Puppet Strings
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Bad Moon
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Haunted One
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Connections
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-12%synergy
Greed
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Intimidation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Shadows of the Past
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-13%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Oubliette
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
-8%synergy
Mudflat Village
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
45%synergy
War Room
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Castle Locthwain
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Three Tree City
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
33%synergy
Witch's Cottage
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Arch of Orazca
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Arid Archway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion18 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
43%synergy
Patriar's Seal
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
34%synergy
Caged Sun
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-15%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion18 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
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