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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
100%inclusion339 decks340 decks
95%synergy
Swarmyard
84%inclusion287 decks340 decks
79%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
81%inclusion276 decks340 decks
74%synergy
Thornbite Staff
72%inclusion246 decks340 decks
70%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
74%inclusion250 decks340 decks
69%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
72%inclusion245 decks340 decks
69%synergy
Pack Rat
73%inclusion248 decks340 decks
67%synergy
Thrumming Stone
64%inclusion217 decks340 decks
60%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
64%inclusion218 decks340 decks
54%synergy
Species Specialist
55%inclusion188 decks340 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion282 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion277 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
74%inclusion253 decks340 decks
49%synergy
Skullclamp
72%inclusion244 decks340 decks
51%synergy
Bontu's Monument
66%inclusion225 decks340 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion203 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion183 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion172 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion170 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Intent
48%inclusion164 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
88%inclusion299 decks340 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
85%inclusion288 decks340 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Tomb
52%inclusion177 decks340 decks
40%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
46%inclusion157 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
40%inclusion136 decks340 decks
33%synergy
Necropotence
38%inclusion128 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion88 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
48%inclusion162 decks340 decks
40%synergy
Ratcatcher
44%inclusion149 decks340 decks
40%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion135 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
35%inclusion119 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34%inclusion117 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Rats
28%inclusion94 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion83 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
23%inclusion78 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
17%synergy
Tangled Colony
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Swarm of Rats
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion65 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Voracious Vermin
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
-34%synergy
Gnat Miser
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Typhoid Rats
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion48 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Throat Slitter
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Burglar Rat
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Locust Miser
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence Rats
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
9%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
-6%synergy
Chittering Witch
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Rancid Rats
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Ichor Rats
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Metallic Mimic
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
5.8%inclusion18 decks308 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Wave of Rats
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Innocuous Rat
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Relentless Rats
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Drainpipe Vermin
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Nezumi Bone-Reader
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Old Flitterfang
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
37%inclusion126 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
31%inclusion106 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
28%inclusion95 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion92 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion77 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion65 decks340 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Despair
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion20 decks227 decks
-10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
44%inclusion151 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
41%inclusion138 decks340 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion135 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion130 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Echoing Return
37%inclusion126 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Kindred Dominance
34%inclusion116 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion107 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Plague of Vermin
31%inclusion107 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion92 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
24%inclusion45 decks189 decks
22%synergy
Gruesome Fate
21%inclusion70 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion68 decks340 decks
-18%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Secret Salvage
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
-14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion24 decks251 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
44%inclusion151 decks340 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
40%inclusion135 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Coat of Arms
39%inclusion132 decks340 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
36%inclusion123 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
29%inclusion99 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Banner of Kinship
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Door of Destinies
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
21%inclusion70 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion68 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
19%inclusion65 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion59 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
-15%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Magewright's Stone
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Box
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
43%inclusion146 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Haunted One
38%inclusion128 decks340 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion107 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion98 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Contamination
25%inclusion86 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Attrition
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Bad Moon
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Into the Pit
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
94%inclusion320 decks340 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
81%inclusion277 decks340 decks
44%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
74%inclusion252 decks340 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
64%inclusion218 decks340 decks
40%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
60%inclusion205 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Three Tree City
51%inclusion100 decks195 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion172 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion99 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion99 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion98 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
24%inclusion83 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion80 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion80 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Mudflat Village
18%inclusion36 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion12 decks227 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion326 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion202 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
37%inclusion127 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Mana Crypt
34%inclusion114 decks340 decks
31%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion92 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion72 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion71 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion29 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
-17%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
-17%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion314 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
64%inclusion218 decks340 decks
57%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion20 decks227 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
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