Sen Triplets (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.4%inclusion2 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.2%inclusion1 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Serpent's Pass
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Telepathy
49%inclusion165 decks336 decks
47%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
42%inclusion141 decks336 decks
40%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
38%inclusion127 decks336 decks
37%synergy
Ghostly Prison
57%inclusion192 decks336 decks
36%synergy
Bribery
37%inclusion123 decks336 decks
35%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
36%inclusion121 decks336 decks
35%synergy
Paradox Haze
36%inclusion120 decks336 decks
34%synergy
Grand Abolisher
49%inclusion163 decks336 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
60%inclusion202 decks336 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
51%inclusion171 decks336 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion227 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion217 decks336 decks
23%synergy
Dovin's Veto
55%inclusion185 decks336 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion168 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
49%inclusion164 decks336 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion147 decks336 decks
21%synergy
Supreme Verdict
40%inclusion135 decks336 decks
25%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
40%inclusion135 decks336 decks
20%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
40%inclusion134 decks336 decks
32%synergy
Farewell
39%inclusion132 decks336 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
73%inclusion245 decks336 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion237 decks336 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion201 decks336 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion191 decks336 decks
35%synergy
Opposition Agent
57%inclusion190 decks336 decks
47%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
55%inclusion184 decks336 decks
49%synergy
Notion Thief
53%inclusion178 decks336 decks
46%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion145 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
41%inclusion139 decks336 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion137 decks336 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion124 decks336 decks
31%synergy
Thief of Sanity
35%inclusion116 decks336 decks
32%synergy
Drana and Linvala
33%inclusion111 decks336 decks
31%synergy
Hostage Taker
29%inclusion98 decks336 decks
27%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
29%inclusion98 decks336 decks
27%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
28%inclusion93 decks336 decks
26%synergy
Agent of Treachery
27%inclusion92 decks336 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion84 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
24%inclusion81 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion78 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Elder Brain
23%inclusion76 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion66 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion63 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion62 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Fatespinner
18%inclusion59 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
17%inclusion58 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
17%inclusion57 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
17%inclusion56 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Nightveil Specter
16%inclusion53 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion52 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Daxos of Meletis
14%inclusion48 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Empress Galina
14%inclusion47 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Windborn Muse
14%inclusion46 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Thieving Varmint
13%inclusion45 decks335 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion45 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion45 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Spark Double
13%inclusion43 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Clever Impersonator
13%inclusion42 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Nihiloor
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Drake
11%inclusion36 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
8.9%inclusion30 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Voice of Victory
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
8.0%inclusion27 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Memnarch
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Saruman of Many Colors
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Archon of Emeria
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Sower of Temptation
6.8%inclusion23 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.8%inclusion23 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion123 decks336 decks
25%synergy
Void Rend
35%inclusion118 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
35%inclusion117 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion111 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion98 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion96 decks336 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion95 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion95 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion93 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Render Silent
27%inclusion92 decks336 decks
24%synergy
Silence
26%inclusion88 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion85 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Siphon Insight
18%inclusion61 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion60 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion59 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Permission Denied
17%inclusion56 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Desertion
13%inclusion45 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion42 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion39 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion35 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion30 decks332 decks
-3%synergy
Generous Gift
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
8.0%inclusion27 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
6.6%inclusion22 decks335 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion21 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.0%inclusion20 decks332 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.7%inclusion19 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
30%inclusion100 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
29%inclusion98 decks336 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion78 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion78 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Expropriate
19%inclusion64 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Blatant Thievery
13%inclusion45 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion40 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion39 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion38 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Wrath of God
11%inclusion38 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
11%inclusion38 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
9.2%inclusion31 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
9.2%inclusion31 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.9%inclusion30 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Acquire
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Extract Brain
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
6.8%inclusion23 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Identity
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Mass Manipulation
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Armageddon
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion84 decks336 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion80 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion68 decks336 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion64 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion52 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Winter Orb
12%inclusion39 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion38 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Unwinding Clock
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
10%inclusion33 decks332 decks
9%synergy
Norn's Annex
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.2%inclusion31 decks336 decks
1%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.0%inclusion27 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Forge
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Totem
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
5.4%inclusion18 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Static Orb
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Time Sieve
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Torpor Orb
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion121 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
28%inclusion95 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Mind's Dilation
22%inclusion73 decks336 decks
19%synergy
Celestial Dawn
19%inclusion65 decks336 decks
19%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion58 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Court of Locthwain
13%inclusion44 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
13%inclusion44 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Rest in Peace
12%inclusion40 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion40 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Silence
12%inclusion39 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
10%inclusion35 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion34 decks335 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
9.2%inclusion31 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.2%inclusion31 decks336 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.9%inclusion30 decks336 decks
-5%synergy
Stasis
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Rule of Law
6.8%inclusion23 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Treachery
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.7%inclusion19 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of Safety
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
34%inclusion115 decks336 decks
26%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion92 decks336 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
5.7%inclusion19 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
5.7%inclusion19 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion166 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion100 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
28%inclusion95 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion80 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion75 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion73 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion60 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Den
9.2%inclusion31 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion23 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.8%inclusion23 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion318 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion276 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
63%inclusion210 decks336 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion207 decks336 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion135 decks336 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
37%inclusion123 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion112 decks336 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Signet
31%inclusion105 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion103 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion83 decks336 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion76 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
21%inclusion70 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion69 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
17%inclusion57 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion53 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion52 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion48 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion44 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion42 decks336 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion36 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion313 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion305 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion303 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion301 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion234 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
67%inclusion225 decks336 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion225 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
65%inclusion219 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Raffine's Tower
54%inclusion183 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion182 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
54%inclusion181 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
51%inclusion171 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion159 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Sea of Clouds
47%inclusion158 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
40%inclusion134 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion130 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
38%inclusion129 decks336 decks
-16%synergy
City of Brass
36%inclusion121 decks336 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Fortress
35%inclusion119 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion112 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion108 decks336 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion92 decks336 decks
19%synergy
Prairie Stream
26%inclusion87 decks336 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion81 decks336 decks
-15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion80 decks336 decks
-7%synergy
Scrubland
22%inclusion74 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Tundra
21%inclusion71 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion71 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion70 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
20%inclusion68 decks336 decks
-15%synergy
Deserted Beach
20%inclusion67 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion64 decks336 decks
-13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion56 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion55 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion51 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion44 decks335 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion44 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion44 decks336 decks
-12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion43 decks335 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion43 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion40 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion39 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion38 decks335 decks
-1%synergy
Spire of Industry
11%inclusion38 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
11%inclusion36 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion36 decks336 decks
3%synergy