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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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Thornbite Staff
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
89%synergy
Swarmyard
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
82%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
80%synergy
Rat Colony
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Thrumming Stone
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Three Tree City
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Pack Rat
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Bontu's Monument
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Ratcatcher
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Species Specialist
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Throat Slitter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Chittering Witch
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Swarm of Rats
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Voracious Vermin
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Gnat Miser
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Rats
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tangled Colony
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Typhoid Rats
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Ravenous Rats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Skullsnatcher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pestilence Rats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Bone-Reader
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wave of Rats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rancid Rats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Nezumi Shortfang
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Locust Miser
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Engine Rat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Changeling Outcast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Stronghold Rats
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Rats
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Burglar Rat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-43%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nezumi Shadow-Watcher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Filth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Rats of Rath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Kuro's Taken
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Drainpipe Vermin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Okiba-Gang Shinobi
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Rat Out
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Strike
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Dabbling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Defile
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
You Are Already Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Gravepurge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Gruesome Fate
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Plague of Vermin
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Intent
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Echoing Return
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lab Rats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Secret Salvage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Profane Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Coat of Arms
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Whip of Erebos
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Mantle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Haunted One
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Contamination
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Phyresis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mudflat Village
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Blast Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mutavault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Patriar's Seal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Heraldic Banner
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
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