Rafiq of the Many (Commander) - Exalted

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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Team Avatar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Aang's Iceberg
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Honest Work
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Finest Hour
97%inclusion530 decks545 decks
93%synergy
Qasali Pridemage
94%inclusion512 decks545 decks
92%synergy
Sublime Archangel
94%inclusion510 decks545 decks
92%synergy
Giltspire Avenger
93%inclusion508 decks545 decks
92%synergy
Battlegrace Angel
88%inclusion481 decks545 decks
87%synergy
Cathedral of War
89%inclusion483 decks545 decks
87%synergy
Aven Squire
87%inclusion472 decks545 decks
86%synergy
Ethercaste Knight
85%inclusion461 decks545 decks
84%synergy
Sovereigns of Lost Alara
85%inclusion462 decks545 decks
83%synergy
Knight of Glory
84%inclusion456 decks545 decks
83%synergy
Top Cards
Sigiled Paladin
83%inclusion450 decks545 decks
82%synergy
Akrasan Squire
82%inclusion447 decks545 decks
81%synergy
Noble Hierarch
78%inclusion426 decks545 decks
53%synergy
Angelic Benediction
76%inclusion415 decks545 decks
75%synergy
Stoic Angel
73%inclusion400 decks545 decks
72%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
71%inclusion389 decks545 decks
68%synergy
Ardent Plea
70%inclusion379 decks545 decks
69%synergy
Frontline Sage
69%inclusion375 decks545 decks
68%synergy
Sigil of Valor
67%inclusion363 decks545 decks
66%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion360 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion106 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion96 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
17%inclusion93 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion83 decks545 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion64 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.3%inclusion45 decks545 decks
-8%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Silent Arbiter
63%inclusion346 decks545 decks
62%synergy
Court Archers
62%inclusion336 decks545 decks
61%synergy
Guardians of Akrasa
60%inclusion326 decks545 decks
59%synergy
Sighted-Caste Sorcerer
56%inclusion306 decks545 decks
56%synergy
Rhox Charger
53%inclusion287 decks545 decks
52%synergy
Danitha, New Benalia's Light
47%inclusion258 decks545 decks
45%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
46%inclusion248 decks545 decks
31%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
46%inclusion248 decks545 decks
43%synergy
Dawnray Archer
41%inclusion224 decks545 decks
41%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
35%inclusion193 decks545 decks
34%synergy
Mother of Runes
35%inclusion191 decks545 decks
32%synergy
Rashel, Fist of Torm
35%inclusion190 decks545 decks
34%synergy
Waveskimmer Aven
35%inclusion189 decks545 decks
34%synergy
Birds of Paradise
33%inclusion179 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
32%inclusion172 decks545 decks
17%synergy
Knotvine Paladin
32%inclusion172 decks545 decks
31%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
26%inclusion143 decks545 decks
23%synergy
Galea, Kindler of Hope
22%inclusion120 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Merchant of Truth
22%inclusion117 decks539 decks
18%synergy
Bastion Protector
22%inclusion118 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Rhox Bodyguard
19%inclusion104 decks545 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
18%inclusion96 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Blighted Agent
17%inclusion93 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Outrider of Jhess
17%inclusion90 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Sigiled Behemoth
15%inclusion80 decks545 decks
15%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
14%inclusion78 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Grunn, the Lonely King
14%inclusion75 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
12%inclusion68 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Mr. Foxglove
11%inclusion37 decks322 decks
8%synergy
Dauntless Escort
11%inclusion59 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
10%inclusion56 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
10%inclusion55 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Sythis, Harvest's Hand
10%inclusion55 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Elves
10%inclusion55 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Vexilus Praetor
10%inclusion52 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Invisible Stalker
8.3%inclusion45 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
7.9%inclusion43 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Medomai the Ageless
7.7%inclusion42 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Grand Abolisher
7.5%inclusion41 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Jhessian Infiltrator
7.3%inclusion40 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Witness
7.2%inclusion39 decks545 decks
-7%synergy
Sigarda, Host of Herons
6.8%inclusion37 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Knight of New Alara
6.4%inclusion35 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Giver of Runes
6.1%inclusion33 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
6.1%inclusion33 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
5.9%inclusion32 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Bant Battlemage
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Guardian Augmenter
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Steward of Valeron
5.5%inclusion30 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
64%inclusion349 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion258 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Bant Charm
44%inclusion238 decks545 decks
38%synergy
Heroic Intervention
42%inclusion231 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion217 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Hindering Light
28%inclusion152 decks545 decks
27%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion132 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Brokers Charm
23%inclusion128 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion118 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion110 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion85 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion45 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Simic Charm
13%inclusion69 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion62 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Collective Resistance
10%inclusion41 decks398 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
-8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
8.8%inclusion48 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion45 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.3%inclusion45 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.3%inclusion40 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.1%inclusion33 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Return to Nature
6.1%inclusion33 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Selesnya Charm
6.1%inclusion33 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Overprotect
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Render Silent
5.3%inclusion29 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
58%inclusion316 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
51%inclusion278 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Rampant Growth
48%inclusion264 decks545 decks
22%synergy
Open the Armory
41%inclusion223 decks545 decks
38%synergy
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion219 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Lore
26%inclusion140 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Supreme Verdict
24%inclusion132 decks545 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion98 decks545 decks
-7%synergy
Winds of Rath
14%inclusion75 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion55 decks545 decks
-7%synergy
Harmonize
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion45 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Wargate
8.1%inclusion44 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.5%inclusion41 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.3%inclusion40 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
7.3%inclusion40 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Single Combat
6.8%inclusion37 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.4%inclusion35 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Slash the Ranks
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Insight
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion335 decks545 decks
34%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
46%inclusion251 decks545 decks
41%synergy
Behemoth Sledge
36%inclusion196 decks545 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion167 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
26%inclusion143 decks545 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion125 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
21%inclusion112 decks545 decks
18%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
19%inclusion106 decks545 decks
19%synergy
Shadowspear
18%inclusion99 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
15%inclusion84 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
13%inclusion46 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
11%synergy
The Key to the Vault
12%inclusion54 decks469 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion61 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
10%inclusion55 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
10%inclusion54 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
7.3%inclusion40 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Cloak
7.0%inclusion38 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Robe of Stars
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
6.4%inclusion35 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.9%inclusion32 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Belt of Giant Strength
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Armor
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Prowler's Helm
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Shield of the Oversoul
65%inclusion352 decks545 decks
62%synergy
Angelic Exaltation
64%inclusion348 decks545 decks
63%synergy
Rancor
58%inclusion314 decks545 decks
53%synergy
Aqueous Form
56%inclusion304 decks545 decks
52%synergy
Armadillo Cloak
49%inclusion269 decks545 decks
47%synergy
Idolized
47%inclusion257 decks545 decks
46%synergy
Spirit Mantle
44%inclusion240 decks545 decks
42%synergy
Staggering Insight
40%inclusion216 decks545 decks
38%synergy
Combat Research
31%inclusion171 decks545 decks
30%synergy
Favor of the Overbeing
30%inclusion161 decks545 decks
29%synergy
Dueling Grounds
28%inclusion154 decks545 decks
27%synergy
Bear Umbra
28%inclusion151 decks545 decks
23%synergy
All That Glitters
23%inclusion127 decks545 decks
18%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
23%inclusion91 decks398 decks
19%synergy
Unflinching Courage
21%inclusion116 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
21%inclusion114 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
20%inclusion110 decks545 decks
17%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
16%inclusion87 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Strong Back
15%inclusion78 decks518 decks
14%synergy
Snake Umbra
14%inclusion77 decks545 decks
13%synergy
Ethereal Armor
12%inclusion64 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Security Bypass
11%inclusion62 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Super State
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion56 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Sigil of the Nayan Gods
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Colossification
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Strength
9.2%inclusion23 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Angelic Destiny
7.9%inclusion43 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.2%inclusion39 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Audacity
7.0%inclusion38 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.0%inclusion38 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Ancestral Mask
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Almost Perfect
6.3%inclusion33 decks523 decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Wings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
6.2%inclusion34 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.3%inclusion29 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.3%inclusion29 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Oblivion Ring
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
11%inclusion61 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
68%inclusion370 decks545 decks
54%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion137 decks545 decks
-19%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion87 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion63 decks545 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion51 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.8%inclusion37 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
-8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.1%inclusion33 decks545 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion462 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion424 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Signet
29%inclusion157 decks545 decks
18%synergy
Simic Signet
24%inclusion133 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Selesnya Signet
23%inclusion123 decks545 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion76 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion66 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
11%inclusion59 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Obelisk of Bant
11%inclusion58 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.4%inclusion51 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.4%inclusion46 decks545 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
7.9%inclusion43 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion535 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion533 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Island
97%inclusion530 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion489 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
73%inclusion398 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion293 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
53%inclusion287 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
51%inclusion279 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion272 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion259 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Canopy Vista
47%inclusion257 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
45%inclusion245 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Temple Garden
40%inclusion218 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
40%inclusion217 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Breeding Pool
39%inclusion210 decks545 decks
-6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
33%inclusion180 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion177 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
32%inclusion124 decks383 decks
16%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
30%inclusion163 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
28%inclusion152 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
26%inclusion143 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion141 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Beach
25%inclusion134 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
24%inclusion133 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
23%inclusion91 decks398 decks
19%synergy
Windswept Heath
22%inclusion121 decks545 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion115 decks545 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Plenty
21%inclusion112 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion111 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion110 decks545 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
20%inclusion110 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion107 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Bant Panorama
19%inclusion101 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
17%inclusion95 decks545 decks
-13%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
17%inclusion95 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Brokers Hideout
16%inclusion88 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
16%inclusion86 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion40 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion76 decks545 decks
-11%synergy
Brushland
14%inclusion75 decks545 decks
-13%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
11%inclusion60 decks545 decks
-13%synergy
Fortified Village
10%inclusion56 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion54 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Savannah
9.4%inclusion51 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Tropical Island
9.4%inclusion51 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Port Town
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Tundra
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
-12%synergy
Blossoming Sands
8.3%inclusion45 decks545 decks
3%synergy