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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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Obsessive Pursuit
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Day of Black Sun
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
0%synergy
White Lotus Tile
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Rat Colony
79%inclusion219 decks277 decks
74%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
79%inclusion219 decks277 decks
72%synergy
Swarmyard
77%inclusion212 decks277 decks
71%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
75%inclusion209 decks277 decks
71%synergy
Thornbite Staff
74%inclusion205 decks277 decks
71%synergy
Pack Rat
77%inclusion212 decks277 decks
71%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
71%inclusion196 decks277 decks
61%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
61%inclusion168 decks277 decks
53%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
55%inclusion153 decks277 decks
52%synergy
Thrumming Stone
51%inclusion140 decks277 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion207 decks277 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion186 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
65%inclusion181 decks277 decks
40%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion179 decks277 decks
44%synergy
Bontu's Monument
62%inclusion171 decks277 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion141 decks277 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion133 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
46%inclusion128 decks277 decks
28%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
44%inclusion123 decks277 decks
41%synergy
Herald's Horn
44%inclusion123 decks277 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion162 decks277 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion139 decks277 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion112 decks277 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion59 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion57 decks277 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion37 decks277 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion34 decks277 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion27 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion26 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Ratcatcher
44%inclusion121 decks277 decks
40%synergy
Species Specialist
39%inclusion107 decks277 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Rats
38%inclusion105 decks277 decks
33%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
36%inclusion100 decks277 decks
34%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion98 decks277 decks
26%synergy
Typhoid Rats
31%inclusion87 decks277 decks
28%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
31%inclusion85 decks277 decks
28%synergy
Voracious Vermin
30%inclusion83 decks277 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
29%inclusion81 decks277 decks
-19%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
29%inclusion80 decks277 decks
26%synergy
Swarm of Rats
26%inclusion71 decks277 decks
23%synergy
Burglar Rat
25%inclusion69 decks277 decks
14%synergy
Tangled Colony
25%inclusion68 decks277 decks
21%synergy
Gnat Miser
25%inclusion68 decks277 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion65 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
23%inclusion63 decks277 decks
19%synergy
Chittering Witch
22%inclusion62 decks277 decks
18%synergy
Throat Slitter
22%inclusion60 decks277 decks
20%synergy
Pestilence Rats
21%inclusion57 decks277 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion55 decks277 decks
-12%synergy
Rancid Rats
18%inclusion50 decks277 decks
15%synergy
Relentless Rats
18%inclusion49 decks277 decks
16%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
17%inclusion48 decks277 decks
16%synergy
Wave of Rats
16%inclusion44 decks277 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion41 decks277 decks
13%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
15%inclusion41 decks277 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion40 decks277 decks
-37%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
14%inclusion39 decks277 decks
12%synergy
Locust Miser
13%inclusion36 decks277 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Rats
12%inclusion34 decks277 decks
10%synergy
Stronghold Rats
12%inclusion34 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
12%inclusion33 decks277 decks
10%synergy
Drainpipe Vermin
11%inclusion31 decks277 decks
10%synergy
Ichor Rats
9.4%inclusion26 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Ruin Rat
9.4%inclusion26 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Engine Rat
9.1%inclusion25 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
9.0%inclusion25 decks277 decks
7%synergy
Nezumi Informant
9.0%inclusion25 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Septic Rats
8.7%inclusion24 decks277 decks
7%synergy
Nezumi Bone-Reader
8.3%inclusion23 decks277 decks
7%synergy
Skullsnatcher
7.9%inclusion22 decks277 decks
7%synergy
Old Flitterfang
7.9%inclusion22 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.6%inclusion21 decks276 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.9%inclusion19 decks277 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
6.9%inclusion19 decks277 decks
-11%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
6.5%inclusion18 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
6.1%inclusion17 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
39%inclusion107 decks277 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion81 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Defile
28%inclusion77 decks277 decks
-10%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion71 decks277 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion70 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
25%inclusion68 decks277 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion62 decks276 decks
-9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion62 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion55 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion54 decks277 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion46 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion44 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion42 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion41 decks277 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion35 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion34 decks277 decks
-6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion31 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Rat Out
11%inclusion30 decks277 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion29 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion28 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
9.0%inclusion25 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
Gravepurge
6.9%inclusion19 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.1%inclusion17 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion114 decks277 decks
-10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
41%inclusion113 decks277 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
34%inclusion94 decks277 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
34%inclusion93 decks277 decks
29%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
31%inclusion85 decks277 decks
29%synergy
Gruesome Fate
31%inclusion85 decks277 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion77 decks277 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion72 decks277 decks
14%synergy
Echoing Return
25%inclusion70 decks277 decks
22%synergy
Plague of Vermin
25%inclusion68 decks277 decks
22%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
24%inclusion65 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion65 decks277 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
21%inclusion59 decks277 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion58 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion53 decks277 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion50 decks277 decks
-19%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion40 decks277 decks
-24%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion36 decks277 decks
-3%synergy
Secret Salvage
12%inclusion33 decks277 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion30 decks277 decks
-13%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion29 decks277 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion27 decks277 decks
-16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.0%inclusion25 decks277 decks
-7%synergy
Living Death
9.0%inclusion25 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion24 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.5%inclusion18 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Lab Rats
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
5.1%inclusion14 decks277 decks
-14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.1%inclusion14 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Coat of Arms
36%inclusion100 decks277 decks
33%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
35%inclusion97 decks277 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion83 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
Banner of Kinship
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion68 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
21%inclusion59 decks277 decks
19%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
21%inclusion58 decks277 decks
19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
21%inclusion57 decks277 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion56 decks277 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion49 decks277 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion40 decks277 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
12%inclusion32 decks277 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
9.4%inclusion26 decks277 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.9%inclusion19 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion17 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
-7%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
-14%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.1%inclusion14 decks277 decks
-5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.1%inclusion14 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.1%inclusion14 decks277 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.1%inclusion14 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Haunted One
31%inclusion85 decks277 decks
28%synergy
Contamination
29%inclusion81 decks277 decks
26%synergy
Black Market
27%inclusion76 decks277 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion71 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion70 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion51 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Bad Moon
13%inclusion35 decks277 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion34 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion33 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Attrition
8.7%inclusion24 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.9%inclusion19 decks277 decks
-6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.5%inclusion18 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion17 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion31 decks277 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
69%inclusion192 decks277 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
48%inclusion132 decks277 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion126 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion122 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion115 decks277 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion110 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
37%inclusion102 decks277 decks
13%synergy
Mudflat Village
35%inclusion98 decks277 decks
33%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion72 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion63 decks277 decks
-9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion54 decks277 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion50 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion48 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion48 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion39 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion37 decks277 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion28 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion27 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion24 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion17 decks277 decks
-2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.1%inclusion17 decks277 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion256 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion144 decks277 decks
-11%synergy
Patriar's Seal
24%inclusion67 decks277 decks
21%synergy
Patchwork Banner
22%inclusion60 decks277 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion33 decks277 decks
-19%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion33 decks277 decks
-15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
12%inclusion32 decks277 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion29 decks277 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion24 decks277 decks
-6%synergy
Caged Sun
8.3%inclusion23 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.5%inclusion18 decks277 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion18 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion17 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
-4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion263 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion89 decks277 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion81 decks277 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion44 decks277 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion41 decks277 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion34 decks277 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion15 decks277 decks
-1%synergy
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