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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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White Lotus Tile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pack Rat
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
91%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
85%synergy
Swarmyard
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
84%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
79%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Rat Colony
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Voracious Vermin
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Skullclamp
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Rats
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Kindred Dominance
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Typhoid Rats
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Species Specialist
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Gnat Miser
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Burglar Rat
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Swarm of Rats
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Throat Slitter
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Rancid Rats
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Tangled Colony
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Chittering Witch
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Pestilence Rats
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Ratcatcher
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Nezumi Informant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Wave of Rats
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Engine Rat
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nezumi Bone-Reader
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Okiba-Gang Shinobi
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Innocuous Rat
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Locust Miser
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Stronghold Rats
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ruin Rat
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Rats
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Old Flitterfang
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bog Rats
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ruthless Radrat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Drainpipe Vermin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Rats
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Nezumi Bladeblesser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Septic Rats
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Patron of the Nezumi
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Tragic Slip
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Overkill
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Rat Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Raise the Draugr
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Death Denied
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Gruesome Fate
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Plague of Vermin
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Echoing Return
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Thornbite Staff
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Bontu's Monument
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Coat of Arms
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Door of Destinies
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Thrumming Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Banner of Kinship
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Magewright's Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Heirloom Epic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Eye
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Phantom Train
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Haunted One
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Attrition
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bad Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Three Tree City
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Witch's Cottage
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mudflat Village
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Heraldic Banner
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Patchwork Banner
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
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