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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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Ba Sing Se
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Avatar Destiny
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Birthing Pod
87%inclusion843 decks970 decks
84%synergy
Spore Frog
83%inclusion807 decks970 decks
77%synergy
Plaguecrafter
74%inclusion719 decks970 decks
65%synergy
Fiend Artisan
69%inclusion672 decks970 decks
65%synergy
Protean Hulk
67%inclusion654 decks970 decks
62%synergy
Buried Alive
70%inclusion680 decks970 decks
62%synergy
Eternal Witness
86%inclusion835 decks970 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion726 decks970 decks
59%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
63%inclusion607 decks970 decks
58%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
64%inclusion616 decks970 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
87%inclusion842 decks970 decks
57%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
70%inclusion678 decks970 decks
25%synergy
Skullclamp
69%inclusion672 decks970 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
69%inclusion669 decks970 decks
50%synergy
Haywire Mite
65%inclusion630 decks970 decks
48%synergy
Victimize
65%inclusion629 decks970 decks
46%synergy
Entomb
65%inclusion627 decks970 decks
57%synergy
Accursed Marauder
62%inclusion466 decks750 decks
53%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
62%inclusion602 decks970 decks
49%synergy
Birds of Paradise
61%inclusion595 decks970 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion351 decks970 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion281 decks970 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion242 decks970 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion182 decks970 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion155 decks970 decks
12%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
15%inclusion150 decks970 decks
13%synergy
Natural Order
14%inclusion134 decks970 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion133 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion98 decks970 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion96 decks970 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Wight of the Reliquary
60%inclusion472 decks786 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
56%inclusion547 decks970 decks
52%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
56%inclusion546 decks970 decks
53%synergy
Carrion Feeder
55%inclusion538 decks970 decks
48%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
53%inclusion511 decks970 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
52%inclusion509 decks970 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
52%inclusion506 decks970 decks
20%synergy
Cankerbloom
52%inclusion501 decks970 decks
37%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
49%inclusion477 decks970 decks
35%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
48%inclusion462 decks970 decks
26%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
47%inclusion460 decks970 decks
29%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
46%inclusion450 decks970 decks
42%synergy
Reclamation Sage
44%inclusion430 decks970 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
44%inclusion424 decks970 decks
18%synergy
Fauna Shaman
42%inclusion404 decks970 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
42%inclusion403 decks970 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion395 decks970 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion388 decks970 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
39%inclusion296 decks758 decks
28%synergy
Wood Elves
39%inclusion377 decks970 decks
30%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
38%inclusion373 decks970 decks
36%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
35%inclusion337 decks970 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion331 decks970 decks
24%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
34%inclusion330 decks970 decks
32%synergy
Insidious Fungus
34%inclusion177 decks523 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33%inclusion318 decks970 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion314 decks970 decks
18%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
31%inclusion302 decks970 decks
28%synergy
Shriekmaw
31%inclusion298 decks970 decks
27%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
30%inclusion293 decks970 decks
22%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
27%inclusion261 decks970 decks
25%synergy
Demon's Disciple
24%inclusion234 decks970 decks
21%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
24%inclusion234 decks970 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion209 decks970 decks
19%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
21%inclusion206 decks970 decks
17%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Honest Rutstein
20%inclusion167 decks821 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion195 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
20%inclusion194 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion146 decks758 decks
11%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion172 decks970 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
18%inclusion170 decks970 decks
16%synergy
Acidic Slime
17%inclusion165 decks970 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion164 decks970 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion164 decks970 decks
2%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
16%inclusion153 decks970 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion151 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
15%inclusion148 decks970 decks
14%synergy
Spinner of Souls
15%inclusion60 decks394 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
37%inclusion361 decks970 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
37%inclusion357 decks970 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion322 decks970 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion236 decks970 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Salvage
19%inclusion189 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion188 decks970 decks
-16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion172 decks970 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion161 decks970 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion159 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion118 decks758 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion149 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion147 decks970 decks
8%synergy
Veil of Summer
15%inclusion144 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion125 decks970 decks
-7%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion118 decks970 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion91 decks758 decks
-8%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion107 decks970 decks
-4%synergy
Chord of Calling
10%inclusion100 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion75 decks758 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.4%inclusion91 decks970 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.7%inclusion84 decks970 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.7%inclusion75 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
7.1%inclusion69 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.5%inclusion63 decks970 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.4%inclusion62 decks970 decks
1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.2%inclusion50 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion486 decks970 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
47%inclusion452 decks970 decks
36%synergy
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion383 decks970 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
38%inclusion364 decks970 decks
30%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion265 decks970 decks
22%synergy
Unmarked Grave
23%inclusion227 decks970 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
21%inclusion206 decks970 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion195 decks970 decks
-6%synergy
Life // Death
18%inclusion173 decks970 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion165 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion162 decks970 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion160 decks970 decks
-2%synergy
Cultivate
16%inclusion160 decks970 decks
-24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion159 decks970 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
15%inclusion129 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Devastation
15%inclusion142 decks970 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion140 decks970 decks
-20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion57 decks397 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion133 decks970 decks
-5%synergy
Jarad's Orders
13%inclusion127 decks970 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion113 decks970 decks
0%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion112 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Life from the Loam
11%inclusion108 decks970 decks
3%synergy
Primal Growth
10%inclusion93 decks970 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.5%inclusion82 decks970 decks
-16%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.1%inclusion79 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.9%inclusion77 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.3%inclusion71 decks970 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.4%inclusion62 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.6%inclusion54 decks970 decks
2%synergy
Squirming Emergence
5.4%inclusion52 decks970 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.0%inclusion41 decks816 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
56%inclusion542 decks970 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
39%inclusion376 decks970 decks
30%synergy
Altar of Dementia
38%inclusion364 decks970 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion319 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion137 decks970 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion95 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.4%inclusion81 decks970 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
54%inclusion527 decks970 decks
46%synergy
Grave Pact
40%inclusion384 decks970 decks
31%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion259 decks970 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
26%inclusion257 decks970 decks
17%synergy
Journey to Eternity
25%inclusion240 decks970 decks
19%synergy
Guardian Project
23%inclusion227 decks970 decks
16%synergy
Birthing Ritual
22%inclusion170 decks756 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion215 decks970 decks
19%synergy
Insidious Roots
21%inclusion185 decks900 decks
9%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
18%inclusion178 decks970 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion157 decks970 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion151 decks970 decks
7%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
14%inclusion131 decks970 decks
12%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
13%inclusion125 decks970 decks
10%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion93 decks756 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
12%inclusion115 decks970 decks
2%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion105 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion54 decks503 decks
8%synergy
Awakening Zone
10%inclusion101 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
8.4%inclusion81 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.2%inclusion80 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.8%inclusion76 decks970 decks
1%synergy
Attrition
7.2%inclusion70 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.0%inclusion55 decks781 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.6%inclusion64 decks970 decks
-5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion57 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.7%inclusion55 decks970 decks
-8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion50 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.2%inclusion50 decks970 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
22%inclusion213 decks970 decks
12%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
16%inclusion155 decks970 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion130 decks970 decks
8%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.0%inclusion78 decks970 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion568 decks970 decks
44%synergy
High Market
53%inclusion516 decks970 decks
44%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion453 decks970 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion416 decks970 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
40%inclusion385 decks970 decks
12%synergy
Dryad Arbor
32%inclusion308 decks970 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
29%inclusion281 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion263 decks970 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
22%inclusion167 decks758 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion209 decks970 decks
12%synergy
Grim Backwoods
20%inclusion191 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion95 decks758 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion116 decks970 decks
-11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion93 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
9.5%inclusion92 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.8%inclusion85 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.4%inclusion72 decks970 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.6%inclusion64 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.5%inclusion63 decks970 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.0%inclusion58 decks970 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Garden
6.0%inclusion58 decks970 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion58 decks970 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.5%inclusion53 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
5.4%inclusion52 decks970 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion878 decks970 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion538 decks970 decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion227 decks970 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion171 decks970 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion74 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.0%inclusion68 decks970 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.4%inclusion52 decks970 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion956 decks970 decks
1%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion956 decks970 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion913 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
76%inclusion734 decks970 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
74%inclusion715 decks970 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
71%inclusion689 decks970 decks
19%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
65%inclusion626 decks970 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion534 decks970 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Wood
53%inclusion517 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
47%inclusion455 decks970 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
42%inclusion384 decks911 decks
21%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40%inclusion389 decks970 decks
20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
40%inclusion388 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
35%inclusion339 decks970 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30%inclusion292 decks970 decks
-12%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
30%inclusion288 decks970 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
26%inclusion257 decks970 decks
-9%synergy
Wastewood Verge
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion214 decks970 decks
-5%synergy
Bayou
21%inclusion199 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
20%inclusion194 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion146 decks758 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion166 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion163 decks970 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion162 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion159 decks970 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion159 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion158 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion157 decks970 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion118 decks758 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion149 decks970 decks
9%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion107 decks752 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion133 decks970 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion126 decks970 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion119 decks970 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion91 decks758 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion113 decks970 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion111 decks970 decks
-5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion89 decks854 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion100 decks970 decks
-11%synergy
Jungle Hollow
10%inclusion96 decks970 decks
-15%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
7.8%inclusion76 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.4%inclusion72 decks970 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.0%inclusion68 decks970 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion55 decks970 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.3%inclusion51 decks970 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
5.3%inclusion51 decks970 decks
-4%synergy
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