Sen Triplets (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Telepathy
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Thief of Sanity
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Evil Twin
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Control Magic
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Hostage Taker
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Siphon Insight
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Void Rend
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Daxos of Meletis
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Ghostly Prison
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Paradox Haze
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Baleful Strix
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Nihiloor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Mind Flayer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Agent of Treachery
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Nightveil Specter
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Elder Brain
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Saruman of Many Colors
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Thieving Varmint
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Sower of Temptation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Clone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Windborn Muse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thieving Amalgam
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Superior Spider-Man
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Intellect Devourer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Realmwright
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drana and Linvala
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Herald of Leshrac
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dimir House Guard
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Scuttlemutt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fatespinner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Second Doctor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Leonin Arbiter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Aura Thief
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mulldrifter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dakra Mystic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Loyal Warhound
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Dovin's Veto
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Mortify
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Refute
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Blink of an Eye
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Unsubstantiate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Run Away Together
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Esper Charm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Into the Roil
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Boomerang
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Desertion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vision Skeins
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Render Silent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Consider
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Aethersnatch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
You Come to a River
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Snapback
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Truth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dissolve
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Fumble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Extract Brain
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Mass Manipulation
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Time Wipe
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Bribery
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Blatant Thievery
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Aether Gale
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Head Games
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Entrancing Melody
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Evangelize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Void Snare
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Conscription
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Worst Fears
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ringsight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Acquire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Neurok Stealthsuit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Mirage Mirror
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mindslaver
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Giant's Amulet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Wand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Temple Bell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Corrupted Conscience
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Mind Control
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Celestial Dawn
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Seer's Vision
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Witness Protection
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Confiscate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Kitnap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Persuasion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Locthwain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rogue Class
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mechanized Production
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Timely Ward
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Volition Reins
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Dilation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fool's Demise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Take Possession
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
False Demise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Pacifism
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
As Foretold
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Seal of Removal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Kumena's Awakening
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Weftwalking
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Orzhov Signet
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geode
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Replicating Ring
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Firemind Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Coalition Relic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Manalith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Prairie Stream
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Isolated Chapel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Vivid Creek
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Vivid Marsh
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Meadow
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Shimmering Grotto
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Conduit Pylons
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Spire of Industry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Unknown Shores
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Gateway Plaza
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Port Town
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Guildmages' Forum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy