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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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Badgermole Cub
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Birthing Pod
85%inclusion81 decks95 decks
82%synergy
Entomb
89%inclusion85 decks95 decks
81%synergy
Viscera Seer
87%inclusion83 decks95 decks
71%synergy
Reanimate
91%inclusion86 decks95 decks
71%synergy
Protean Hulk
76%inclusion72 decks95 decks
71%synergy
Buried Alive
79%inclusion75 decks95 decks
71%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
85%inclusion81 decks95 decks
70%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
78%inclusion74 decks95 decks
70%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
74%inclusion70 decks95 decks
70%synergy
Birds of Paradise
87%inclusion83 decks95 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
85%inclusion81 decks95 decks
60%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
85%inclusion81 decks95 decks
40%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
77%inclusion73 decks95 decks
59%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
76%inclusion72 decks95 decks
62%synergy
Haywire Mite
75%inclusion71 decks95 decks
57%synergy
Plaguecrafter
74%inclusion70 decks95 decks
64%synergy
Skullclamp
74%inclusion70 decks95 decks
43%synergy
Animate Dead
74%inclusion70 decks95 decks
65%synergy
Llanowar Elves
72%inclusion68 decks95 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
72%inclusion68 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Gaea's Cradle
88%inclusion84 decks95 decks
83%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
80%inclusion76 decks95 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Tutor
80%inclusion76 decks95 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion74 decks95 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
76%inclusion72 decks95 decks
65%synergy
Worldly Tutor
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Chrome Mox
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Opposition Agent
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Mox Diamond
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Spore Frog
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
63%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
65%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
53%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
56%synergy
Accursed Marauder
64%inclusion50 decks78 decks
55%synergy
Elvish Mystic
63%inclusion60 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
43%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
50%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
57%inclusion46 decks81 decks
47%synergy
Fiend Artisan
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Grim Haruspex
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Cankerbloom
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Collector Ouphe
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
39%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
38%synergy
Reclamation Sage
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Mindslicer
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Endurance
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Manglehorn
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Fauna Shaman
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Dark Confidant
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Arbor Elf
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Delighted Halfling
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Insidious Fungus
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Shriekmaw
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Walking Ballista
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Wood Elves
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Abrupt Decay
62%inclusion59 decks95 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Veil of Summer
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Culling the Weak
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
-11%synergy
Crop Rotation
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Noxious Revival
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Force of Vigor
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-11%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
59%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
60%synergy
Culling Ritual
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Finale of Devastation
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
43%synergy
Imperial Seal
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Unmarked Grave
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Life // Death
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Natural Order
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
-13%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Life from the Loam
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Cultivate
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-33%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Persist
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-29%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
59%synergy
Necromancy
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
29%synergy
Wild Growth
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Birthing Ritual
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Into the Pit
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Root Maze
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Journey to Eternity
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Earthcraft
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Pernicious Deed
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-19%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Awakening Zone
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
77%inclusion73 decks95 decks
59%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
42%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Dryad Arbor
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
52%synergy
High Market
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Woodland
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion91 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
-25%synergy
Mana Crypt
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-14%synergy
Golgari Signet
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-18%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion93 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
98%inclusion93 decks95 decks
53%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion92 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion91 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Bayou
94%inclusion89 decks95 decks
82%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
89%inclusion85 decks95 decks
60%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
88%inclusion84 decks95 decks
50%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Misty Rainforest
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
53%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Underground Mortuary
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Windswept Heath
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
50%synergy
Marsh Flats
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Wooded Foothills
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
47%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Mire
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Wood
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-25%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-9%synergy
Wastewood Verge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-29%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-36%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-29%synergy
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