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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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Beifong's Bounty Hunters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Avatar Destiny
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Birthing Pod
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
85%synergy
Protean Hulk
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
83%synergy
Spore Frog
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
82%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
77%synergy
Buried Alive
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Plaguecrafter
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
69%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Eternal Witness
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Haywire Mite
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Victimize
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Entomb
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
60%synergy
Skullclamp
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Grim Haruspex
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Worldly Tutor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Natural Order
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Crop Rotation
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Llanowar Elves
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Carrion Feeder
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Warren Soultrader
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Birds of Paradise
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Accursed Marauder
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Massacre Wurm
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Cankerbloom
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Fauna Shaman
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Fiend Artisan
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Wood Elves
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Elvish Mystic
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Reclamation Sage
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Walking Ballista
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Demon's Disciple
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Endurance
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Shriekmaw
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Activated Sleeper
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Insidious Fungus
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Triskelion
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Foundation Breaker
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Delighted Halfling
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Executioner
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Abrupt Decay
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Chord of Calling
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Salvage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Veil of Summer
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Force of Vigor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-25%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Noxious Revival
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Intent
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Living Death
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Culling Ritual
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Life // Death
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Cultivate
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-26%synergy
Jarad's Orders
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Farseek
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Life from the Loam
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Twilight's Call
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Altar of Dementia
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Necromancy
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Sylvan Library
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Guardian Project
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Journey to Eternity
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Attrition
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Birthing Ritual
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Roots
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Greater Good
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Pernicious Deed
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
29%synergy
High Market
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Shifting Woodland
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Grim Backwoods
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Underground Mortuary
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Deathcap Glade
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Mire
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Wood
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Wastewood Verge
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Windswept Heath
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Bayou
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Mire
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Vernal Fen
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Festering Thicket
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
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