Sen Triplets (Commander) - Optimized Control

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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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Fire Nation Drill
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Telepathy
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
54%synergy
Paradox Haze
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Drana and Linvala
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Thief of Sanity
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Dovin's Veto
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Esper Sentinel
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Grand Abolisher
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Supreme Verdict
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Prison
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Rhystic Study
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Notion Thief
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Opposition Agent
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Drannith Magistrate
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Hostage Taker
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Agent of Treachery
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Elder Brain
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Nightveil Specter
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Drake
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Daxos of Meletis
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Fatespinner
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Thieving Varmint
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Clever Impersonator
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Memnarch
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Empress Galina
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Nihiloor
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Evil Twin
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Monoist Sentry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Hullcarver
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Foundry Inspector
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Soulless Jailer
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Steel Overseer
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Saruman of Many Colors
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Void Rend
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Permission Denied
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Render Silent
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Silence
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Desertion
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Disallow
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farewell
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Bribery
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Expropriate
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Blatant Thievery
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Identity
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Extract Brain
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Acquire
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtcast
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Mindslaver
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Forge
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Winter Orb
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Unwinding Clock
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Norn's Annex
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Celestial Dawn
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Dilation
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Court of Locthwain
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Aura of Silence
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rest in Peace
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Weftwalking
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Grasp of Fate
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Treachery
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Mind Control
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Solemnity
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Den
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Arch of Orazca
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Progress
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Signet
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion55 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Flooded Strand
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Raffine's Tower
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Tundra
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
-17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Spire of Industry
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Meticulous Archive
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Command Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
3%synergy