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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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Team Avatar
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
3.6%inclusion2 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom
2.3%inclusion2 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Meteor Sword
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Finest Hour
89%inclusion560 decks632 decks
84%synergy
Qasali Pridemage
79%inclusion501 decks632 decks
77%synergy
Giltspire Avenger
71%inclusion449 decks632 decks
70%synergy
Sublime Archangel
71%inclusion448 decks632 decks
69%synergy
Sovereigns of Lost Alara
68%inclusion431 decks632 decks
66%synergy
Cathedral of War
66%inclusion417 decks632 decks
64%synergy
Battlegrace Angel
66%inclusion414 decks632 decks
64%synergy
Stoic Angel
58%inclusion368 decks632 decks
57%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
59%inclusion376 decks632 decks
56%synergy
Shield of the Oversoul
59%inclusion370 decks632 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
64%inclusion407 decks632 decks
37%synergy
Noble Hierarch
61%inclusion388 decks632 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion371 decks632 decks
-4%synergy
Rancor
56%inclusion356 decks632 decks
52%synergy
Knight of Glory
54%inclusion342 decks632 decks
53%synergy
Aven Squire
54%inclusion340 decks632 decks
53%synergy
Aqueous Form
53%inclusion336 decks632 decks
49%synergy
Ethercaste Knight
53%inclusion334 decks632 decks
52%synergy
Angelic Benediction
52%inclusion329 decks632 decks
51%synergy
Akrasan Squire
52%inclusion328 decks632 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Sigiled Paladin
50%inclusion316 decks632 decks
49%synergy
Silent Arbiter
47%inclusion299 decks632 decks
46%synergy
Frontline Sage
45%inclusion285 decks632 decks
44%synergy
Court Archers
39%inclusion246 decks632 decks
38%synergy
Danitha, New Benalia's Light
39%inclusion245 decks632 decks
36%synergy
Guardians of Akrasa
38%inclusion237 decks632 decks
37%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
37%inclusion234 decks632 decks
23%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
36%inclusion228 decks632 decks
33%synergy
Sighted-Caste Sorcerer
35%inclusion222 decks632 decks
35%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
34%inclusion217 decks632 decks
31%synergy
Rhox Charger
32%inclusion205 decks632 decks
32%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
27%inclusion173 decks632 decks
26%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
27%inclusion170 decks632 decks
13%synergy
Dawnray Archer
26%inclusion164 decks632 decks
26%synergy
Galea, Kindler of Hope
26%inclusion163 decks632 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
25%inclusion161 decks632 decks
-8%synergy
Rashel, Fist of Torm
24%inclusion154 decks632 decks
24%synergy
Mother of Runes
24%inclusion153 decks632 decks
21%synergy
Bastion Protector
24%inclusion149 decks632 decks
23%synergy
Waveskimmer Aven
23%inclusion143 decks632 decks
22%synergy
Knotvine Paladin
22%inclusion140 decks632 decks
22%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
19%inclusion121 decks632 decks
17%synergy
Sun Titan
17%inclusion110 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Sythis, Harvest's Hand
17%inclusion106 decks632 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion102 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Agent
15%inclusion93 decks632 decks
14%synergy
Grunn, the Lonely King
14%inclusion87 decks632 decks
14%synergy
Rhox Bodyguard
12%inclusion77 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Outrider of Jhess
12%inclusion73 decks632 decks
11%synergy
Merchant of Truth
11%inclusion66 decks620 decks
7%synergy
Dauntless Escort
11%inclusion67 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
11%inclusion67 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
10%inclusion62 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Sigiled Behemoth
10%inclusion61 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Sanctum Weaver
10%inclusion61 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
9.5%inclusion60 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Steward of Valeron
8.9%inclusion56 decks632 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
8.7%inclusion55 decks632 decks
-3%synergy
Ellivere of the Wild Court
8.4%inclusion53 decks632 decks
7%synergy
Setessan Champion
7.9%inclusion50 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
7.9%inclusion50 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
7.5%inclusion40 decks530 decks
6%synergy
Knight of New Alara
7.0%inclusion44 decks632 decks
7%synergy
Vexilus Praetor
6.6%inclusion42 decks632 decks
6%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
6.5%inclusion41 decks632 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Augmenter
6.5%inclusion41 decks632 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Witness
6.3%inclusion40 decks632 decks
-8%synergy
Trygon Predator
5.9%inclusion37 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Grand Abolisher
5.9%inclusion37 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Jhessian Infiltrator
5.9%inclusion37 decks632 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
50%inclusion318 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion250 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Bant Charm
38%inclusion243 decks632 decks
32%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion182 decks632 decks
0%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion171 decks632 decks
13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion167 decks632 decks
-4%synergy
Hindering Light
26%inclusion163 decks632 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion144 decks632 decks
-4%synergy
Brokers Charm
22%inclusion141 decks632 decks
19%synergy
Simic Charm
19%inclusion120 decks632 decks
18%synergy
Dovin's Veto
16%inclusion101 decks632 decks
0%synergy
Hunter's Insight
14%inclusion91 decks632 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion73 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
10%inclusion66 decks632 decks
-3%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
10%inclusion64 decks632 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion62 decks632 decks
-7%synergy
Collective Resistance
8.7%inclusion46 decks529 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
7.6%inclusion48 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.5%inclusion37 decks493 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
7.3%inclusion46 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Charm
7.1%inclusion45 decks632 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.5%inclusion41 decks632 decks
-19%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.7%inclusion36 decks632 decks
-2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.5%inclusion35 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.5%inclusion35 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
50%inclusion317 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion299 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
47%inclusion296 decks632 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
34%inclusion212 decks632 decks
14%synergy
Open the Armory
33%inclusion208 decks632 decks
30%synergy
Winds of Rath
21%inclusion133 decks632 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion133 decks632 decks
-7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
17%inclusion109 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
14%inclusion91 decks632 decks
-11%synergy
Single Combat
13%inclusion80 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Harmonize
9.5%inclusion60 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Slash the Ranks
9.0%inclusion57 decks632 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
8.2%inclusion52 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Divine Reckoning
8.1%inclusion51 decks632 decks
7%synergy
Wargate
7.8%inclusion49 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion36 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
5.7%inclusion36 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Time Wipe
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
5.2%inclusion33 decks632 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sigil of Valor
47%inclusion298 decks632 decks
46%synergy
Behemoth Sledge
36%inclusion226 decks632 decks
34%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
30%inclusion191 decks632 decks
25%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
24%inclusion149 decks632 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion138 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
22%inclusion137 decks632 decks
21%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
19%inclusion122 decks632 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion90 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Thran Power Suit
12%inclusion76 decks632 decks
11%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion73 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11%inclusion69 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion68 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
9.0%inclusion57 decks632 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Cloak
8.5%inclusion54 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.4%inclusion53 decks632 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.2%inclusion52 decks632 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.9%inclusion50 decks632 decks
6%synergy
The Key to the Vault
7.9%inclusion45 decks572 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.3%inclusion37 decks508 decks
6%synergy
Colossus Hammer
6.2%inclusion39 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Robe of Stars
6.0%inclusion38 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Armor
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Belt of Giant Strength
5.7%inclusion36 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
5.5%inclusion28 decks508 decks
5%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.4%inclusion13 decks239 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
5.2%inclusion33 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Prowler's Helm
5.2%inclusion33 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
5.2%inclusion33 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.1%inclusion32 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Angelic Exaltation
47%inclusion294 decks632 decks
46%synergy
Armadillo Cloak
44%inclusion276 decks632 decks
42%synergy
Staggering Insight
42%inclusion266 decks632 decks
41%synergy
Ardent Plea
42%inclusion264 decks632 decks
41%synergy
Spirit Mantle
39%inclusion247 decks632 decks
37%synergy
Idolized
36%inclusion225 decks632 decks
34%synergy
Combat Research
34%inclusion218 decks632 decks
33%synergy
Favor of the Overbeing
33%inclusion207 decks632 decks
32%synergy
All That Glitters
32%inclusion201 decks632 decks
26%synergy
Bear Umbra
28%inclusion174 decks632 decks
23%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
26%inclusion166 decks632 decks
23%synergy
Unflinching Courage
23%inclusion148 decks632 decks
22%synergy
Dueling Grounds
22%inclusion137 decks632 decks
21%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
22%inclusion114 decks529 decks
18%synergy
Snake Umbra
20%inclusion129 decks632 decks
19%synergy
Ethereal Armor
20%inclusion129 decks632 decks
17%synergy
Security Bypass
16%inclusion104 decks632 decks
16%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
15%inclusion95 decks632 decks
14%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
14%inclusion89 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Wild Growth
14%inclusion86 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Ancestral Mask
13%inclusion85 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Strong Back
13%inclusion79 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
12%inclusion76 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Audacity
12%inclusion75 decks632 decks
11%synergy
Fertile Ground
11%inclusion71 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
11%inclusion49 decks438 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
11%inclusion68 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Colossification
10%inclusion64 decks632 decks
9%synergy
Sigil of the Nayan Gods
10%inclusion64 decks632 decks
10%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion62 decks632 decks
1%synergy
Enchantress's Presence
10%inclusion61 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Lion Umbra
9.4%inclusion49 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Angelic Destiny
9.0%inclusion57 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Hyena Umbra
9.0%inclusion57 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Aether Tunnel
8.4%inclusion53 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Alpha Authority
8.4%inclusion53 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Daybreak Coronet
8.4%inclusion53 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Timely Ward
7.1%inclusion45 decks632 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.8%inclusion43 decks632 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
6.5%inclusion41 decks632 decks
-5%synergy
Sterling Grove
6.3%inclusion40 decks632 decks
1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion40 decks632 decks
1%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6.3%inclusion40 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.9%inclusion37 decks632 decks
1%synergy
Super State
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Sage's Reverie
5.7%inclusion36 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Almost Perfect
5.5%inclusion33 decks603 decks
5%synergy
Shielding Plax
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Canopy Cover
5.2%inclusion33 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.2%inclusion33 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
8.2%inclusion52 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
5.4%inclusion34 decks632 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion378 decks632 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion112 decks632 decks
-26%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion91 decks632 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.1%inclusion45 decks632 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion42 decks632 decks
-2%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.2%inclusion33 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion467 decks632 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion444 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Signet
29%inclusion182 decks632 decks
18%synergy
Simic Signet
26%inclusion163 decks632 decks
15%synergy
Selesnya Signet
24%inclusion150 decks632 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion94 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Obelisk of Bant
12%inclusion77 decks632 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Unity
12%inclusion77 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion70 decks632 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion69 decks632 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
10%inclusion64 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion57 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion622 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion619 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion619 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion549 decks632 decks
-4%synergy
Seaside Citadel
71%inclusion451 decks632 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion329 decks632 decks
-5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
49%inclusion309 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Canopy Vista
48%inclusion304 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Prairie Stream
47%inclusion299 decks632 decks
1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion289 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
46%inclusion288 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion220 decks632 decks
9%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
34%inclusion217 decks632 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
29%inclusion154 decks524 decks
13%synergy
Temple Garden
29%inclusion181 decks632 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion181 decks632 decks
11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
28%inclusion174 decks632 decks
-15%synergy
Breeding Pool
27%inclusion169 decks632 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Plenty
26%inclusion163 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion162 decks632 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
26%inclusion162 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
25%inclusion159 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
23%inclusion147 decks632 decks
-12%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
23%inclusion145 decks632 decks
0%synergy
Bant Panorama
22%inclusion139 decks632 decks
17%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
22%inclusion114 decks529 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Beach
20%inclusion129 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion127 decks632 decks
-6%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
20%inclusion126 decks632 decks
-11%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
19%inclusion123 decks632 decks
5%synergy
Sea of Clouds
19%inclusion121 decks632 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion116 decks632 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
18%inclusion112 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
17%inclusion107 decks632 decks
-7%synergy
Brushland
16%inclusion104 decks632 decks
-10%synergy
Fortified Village
16%inclusion102 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Brokers Hideout
16%inclusion101 decks632 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
16%inclusion99 decks632 decks
-1%synergy
Port Town
15%inclusion96 decks632 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion87 decks632 decks
-19%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion85 decks632 decks
-18%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
13%inclusion85 decks632 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion84 decks632 decks
-17%synergy
Blossoming Sands
12%inclusion76 decks632 decks
6%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
12%inclusion74 decks632 decks
-7%synergy
Krosan Verge
11%inclusion70 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
11%inclusion68 decks632 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion63 decks632 decks
3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
10%inclusion62 decks632 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
9.5%inclusion60 decks632 decks
4%synergy
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