Post the Enchanter (Commander) - Upgraded

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Avatar's Wrath
1.6%inclusion2 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Honest Work
1.4%inclusion2 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Vengeful Villagers
0.9%inclusion1 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Messenger Hawk
0.9%inclusion1 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
0.9%inclusion1 decks109 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
All That Glitters
54%inclusion331 decks616 decks
45%synergy
Grasp of Fate
51%inclusion313 decks616 decks
45%synergy
Ethereal Armor
49%inclusion300 decks616 decks
44%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
47%inclusion288 decks616 decks
40%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
42%inclusion257 decks616 decks
38%synergy
Mirrormade
45%inclusion280 decks616 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
61%inclusion378 decks616 decks
35%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
37%inclusion227 decks616 decks
35%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
40%inclusion249 decks616 decks
34%synergy
Ghostly Prison
54%inclusion332 decks616 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion367 decks616 decks
-9%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion354 decks616 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion266 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion247 decks616 decks
16%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion237 decks616 decks
22%synergy
Copy Enchantment
37%inclusion225 decks616 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion215 decks616 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion211 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Dovin's Veto
34%inclusion209 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Greater Auramancy
34%inclusion208 decks616 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion209 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion140 decks616 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion91 decks616 decks
-18%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14%inclusion86 decks616 decks
-6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion76 decks616 decks
-13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion63 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion62 decks616 decks
-7%synergy
Notion Thief
9.3%inclusion57 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
9.1%inclusion56 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion56 decks616 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Sun Titan
34%inclusion207 decks616 decks
25%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
28%inclusion173 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Auramancer
25%inclusion156 decks616 decks
22%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
23%inclusion140 decks616 decks
18%synergy
Entity Tracker
22%inclusion138 decks614 decks
16%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
22%inclusion133 decks616 decks
20%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
19%inclusion115 decks614 decks
11%synergy
Grand Abolisher
18%inclusion113 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
18%inclusion112 decks616 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion106 decks616 decks
-11%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
16%inclusion99 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Grim Guardian
14%inclusion87 decks616 decks
12%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
13%inclusion83 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
13%inclusion81 decks616 decks
12%synergy
Zur, Eternal Schemer
13%inclusion79 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
13%inclusion77 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
12%inclusion75 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Aegis of the Gods
12%inclusion73 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Starfield Mystic
12%inclusion72 decks616 decks
5%synergy
The Master of Keys
11%inclusion68 decks614 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion64 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
10%inclusion59 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Doomwake Giant
10%inclusion59 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
10%inclusion59 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
9.4%inclusion58 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.1%inclusion56 decks616 decks
-11%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
9.1%inclusion56 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.8%inclusion54 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
8.8%inclusion54 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Archon of Emeria
8.3%inclusion51 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
8.1%inclusion50 decks616 decks
-9%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Walking Ballista
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Starnheim Courser
6.8%inclusion42 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.8%inclusion42 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
6.8%inclusion42 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Hushbringer
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Windborn Muse
6.3%inclusion39 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Street Wraith
6.3%inclusion39 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
6.2%inclusion38 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
6.2%inclusion38 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Coinsmith
6.0%inclusion37 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Mulldrifter
5.8%inclusion36 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
5.7%inclusion35 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Innocence
5.5%inclusion34 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion169 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion145 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Void Rend
23%inclusion142 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion138 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion112 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion89 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion89 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion79 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion78 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion71 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Hindering Light
11%inclusion67 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion65 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion61 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion59 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion56 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Despark
9.1%inclusion56 decks616 decks
-8%synergy
Neutralize
8.3%inclusion51 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Turn Aside
7.8%inclusion48 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
7.6%inclusion47 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.6%inclusion47 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Render Silent
7.1%inclusion44 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Miscalculation
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion42 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
-7%synergy
Countervailing Winds
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
6.2%inclusion38 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
5.5%inclusion34 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Complicate
5.5%inclusion34 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.4%inclusion33 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Angelsong
5.4%inclusion33 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Rath
28%inclusion175 decks616 decks
25%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion144 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Resurgent Belief
16%inclusion97 decks616 decks
14%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion86 decks616 decks
-6%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion81 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion77 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion73 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion72 decks616 decks
-8%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion71 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion61 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
8.9%inclusion55 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion53 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Open the Armory
7.8%inclusion48 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Replenish
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
7.1%inclusion44 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion42 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
6.3%inclusion39 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion39 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.0%inclusion37 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Divine Reckoning
5.8%inclusion36 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Manse
5.5%inclusion34 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Redress Fate
5.2%inclusion32 decks614 decks
-1%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.0%inclusion31 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Strionic Resonator
23%inclusion141 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Fluctuator
8.1%inclusion50 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Gods
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.7%inclusion41 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion39 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion38 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Rest in Peace
32%inclusion198 decks616 decks
30%synergy
Blind Obedience
31%inclusion194 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion194 decks616 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion193 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
31%inclusion188 decks616 decks
26%synergy
Curator's Ward
31%inclusion188 decks616 decks
28%synergy
Solemnity
30%inclusion186 decks616 decks
27%synergy
Aura of Silence
27%inclusion164 decks616 decks
23%synergy
Rule of Law
25%inclusion155 decks616 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
25%inclusion155 decks616 decks
23%synergy
Daybreak Coronet
23%inclusion139 decks616 decks
21%synergy
Aqueous Form
23%inclusion139 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Timely Ward
22%inclusion136 decks616 decks
17%synergy
Battle Mastery
22%inclusion133 decks616 decks
20%synergy
Staggering Insight
21%inclusion130 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Solitary Confinement
20%inclusion125 decks616 decks
18%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
20%inclusion124 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Sphere of Safety
19%inclusion119 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Shielded by Faith
19%inclusion117 decks616 decks
17%synergy
Combat Research
19%inclusion114 decks616 decks
16%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion103 decks616 decks
15%synergy
Karmic Justice
16%inclusion99 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Vanishing
16%inclusion99 decks616 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion98 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Banishing Light
16%inclusion96 decks616 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion93 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
14%inclusion89 decks616 decks
14%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
14%inclusion87 decks614 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion84 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Gift of Immortality
13%inclusion81 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion81 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
13%inclusion77 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Oblivion Ring
12%inclusion74 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Energy Field
12%inclusion72 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Detention Sphere
12%inclusion71 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Spirit Mantle
12%inclusion71 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Out of Time
11%inclusion70 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion66 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion62 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion62 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Monastery Siege
9.4%inclusion58 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Hyena Umbra
9.3%inclusion57 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
8.9%inclusion55 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Astral Drift
8.8%inclusion54 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Astral Slide
8.6%inclusion53 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Seal from Existence
8.3%inclusion51 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Monologue Tax
8.3%inclusion51 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.1%inclusion50 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Deafening Silence
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Idolized
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.1%inclusion50 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
7.8%inclusion48 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
43%inclusion267 decks616 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion213 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion140 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion81 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion75 decks616 decks
-7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion64 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion61 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Mistveil Plains
9.3%inclusion57 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion56 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Remote Isle
8.3%inclusion51 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.8%inclusion48 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.6%inclusion47 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the True
6.0%inclusion37 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Blasted Landscape
5.5%inclusion34 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion529 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion520 decks616 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Signet
50%inclusion311 decks616 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion310 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion309 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion293 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion285 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
45%inclusion275 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion258 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion149 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion87 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion81 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.4%inclusion58 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.4%inclusion33 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion585 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion585 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion576 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion565 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion352 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
51%inclusion314 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Godless Shrine
46%inclusion285 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion279 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
44%inclusion273 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion271 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion265 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
43%inclusion263 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
41%inclusion250 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
38%inclusion233 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Raffine's Tower
37%inclusion229 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
37%inclusion228 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion227 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion215 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion214 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion206 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion203 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
30%inclusion185 decks616 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of Champions
30%inclusion184 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
26%inclusion159 decks616 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion154 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion138 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Beach
20%inclusion125 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
19%inclusion118 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
19%inclusion116 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
19%inclusion114 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
18%inclusion112 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion110 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion107 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion104 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
16%inclusion96 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion93 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion90 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion90 decks616 decks
-13%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion87 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion87 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion82 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion82 decks616 decks
-1%synergy
Tundra
13%inclusion80 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion80 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion80 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion78 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
12%inclusion73 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Gate
12%inclusion71 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion70 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion68 decks616 decks
-2%synergy