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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
Azula, Cunning Usurper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vega, the Watcher
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
77%synergy
Thief of Sanity
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Telepathy
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Daxos of Meletis
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Control Magic
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
62%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
62%synergy
Nightveil Specter
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Siphon Insight
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Evil Twin
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Elder Brain
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Extract Brain
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Nihiloor
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Unsummon
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Mind Flayer
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Intellect Devourer
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Clone
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Hostage Taker
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Thieving Varmint
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Saruman of Many Colors
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Thieving Amalgam
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Simic Manipulator
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Herald of Leshrac
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Agent of Treachery
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Sower of Temptation
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Drana and Linvala
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Aura Thief
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Empress Galina
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Alloy Myr
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rook Turret
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Magister Sphinx
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mulldrifter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Master Thief
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Medomai the Ageless
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Realmwright
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Memory Plunder
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Unsubstantiate
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Vapor Snag
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Into the Roil
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Blink of an Eye
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Run Away Together
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Aethersnatch
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-38%synergy
Utter End
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Void Rend
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Esper Charm
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Gather Specimens
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Dominate
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Render Silent
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Desertion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Select for Inspection
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Unravel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reroute Systems
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Domineering Will
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Stern Dismissal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Saw It Coming
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Retort
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Evacuation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Subjugate the Hobbits
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Mass Manipulation
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Entrancing Melody
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Stolen Goods
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Invoke the Winds
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Merciless Eviction
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Conscription
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Supreme Verdict
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Blatant Thievery
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Bribery
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Cut a Deal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Head Games
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Voyage Home
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Wand
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Mindslaver
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Mirage Mirror
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Possession Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mind Control
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Confiscate
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Persuasion
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Celestial Dawn
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Soul Ransom
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Enslave
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Volition Reins
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Court of Locthwain
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Paradox Haze
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Take Possession
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Seer's Vision
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Become the Pilot
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Mind's Dilation
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Eel Umbra
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Seal of Removal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Chorale of the Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shardmage's Rescue
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rogue Class
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Steal Artifact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Kitnap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Memorial to Genius
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Commander's Sphere
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Mana Geode
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Firemind Vessel
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Manalith
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Azorius Signet
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Replicating Ring
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Progress
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-26%synergy
Blitzball
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Fountain of Ichor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-29%synergy
Coalition Relic
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Skyclave Relic
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Solar Transformer
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Tranquil Cove
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Gateway Plaza
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Transguild Promenade
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Rupture Spire
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Moor
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Thriving Isle
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Unknown Shores
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Shimmering Grotto
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Vivid Meadow
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Fortress
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Vivid Creek
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Spire of Industry
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-22%synergy
Capital City
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Vivid Marsh
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-24%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
University Campus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-18%synergy