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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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Rat Colony
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Thornbite Staff
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Thrumming Stone
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Three Tree City
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Swarmyard
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Imp's Mischief
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
36%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Culling the Weak
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Grim Tutor
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Rollick
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Ritual
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Intent
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Demonic Tutor
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Chrome Mox
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Mox Diamond
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Imperial Seal
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
The One Ring
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Mana Vault
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Pack Rat
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Species Specialist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Ratcatcher
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-30%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Rats
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Zodiac Rat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Vermin
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Skirge Familiar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Engine Rat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gravecrawler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Warehouse Tabby
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gnat Miser
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-44%synergy
Tangled Colony
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Throat Slitter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Swarm of Rats
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Chittering Witch
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Nezumi Bone-Reader
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Typhoid Rats
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Rats
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Songs of the Damned
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Rain of Filth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Force of Despair
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Dabbling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Body Count
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Plague of Vermin
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Gruesome Fate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Crippling Fear
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Return
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Secret Salvage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Umbral Mantle
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Magewright's Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Domination
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Golden Throne
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Haunted One
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Contamination
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Attrition
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Screams from Within
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Mind Slash
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Urza's Saga
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Lake of the Dead
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Emergence Zone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Blast Zone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mudflat Village
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fountainport
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Lotus Petal
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Grim Monolith
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Patriar's Seal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Talisman
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
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