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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Notion Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Thief of Sanity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Aetherjacket
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nihiloor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Healer's Hawk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Illithid Harvester
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wingspan Mentor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Etrata, the Silencer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Skystreak Engineer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Clone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Senate Courier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Agent of Treachery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nightveil Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Daxos of Meletis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sower of Temptation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Strix Lookout
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Purging Stormbrood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mind Flayer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Simic Manipulator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Passwall Adept
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nettle Guard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Master Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Spectral Sailor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nimble Larcenist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Spell Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Carom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Refute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sungold Barrage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Joust Through
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Elspeth's Smite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Countermand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blink of an Eye
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Time Stop
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vanishing Verse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Smite the Monstrous
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Countersquall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Iron Verdict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Void Rend
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cancel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ride's End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Filter Out
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Condescend
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Holy Day
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Summary Judgment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Siphon Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-35%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Into the Roil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Caustic Exhale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Boomerang
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Abstruse Interference
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sorceries
Flood of Recollection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Come Back Wrong
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Time Wipe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mass Manipulation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Call a Surprise Witness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brilliant Ultimatum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Extract Brain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Unending Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mind Funeral
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Day of Judgment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Entrancing Melody
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mirage Mirror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ivory Cup
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Deconstruction Hammer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
In Bolas's Clutches
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Extravagant Replication
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Prayer of Binding
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mind Control
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pacifism
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Become the Pilot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arrest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Persuasion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Celestial Dawn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Static Snare
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bound in Gold
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Control Magic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Telepathy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Confiscate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flood the Engine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Banishing Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Leyline of the Void
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Weftwalking
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Darksteel Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Geode
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
White Auracite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-26%synergy
Vivid Marsh
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Tranquil Cove
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Dismal Backwater
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Scoured Barrens
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-25%synergy
Vivid Creek
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Night Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Thriving Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-21%synergy
Unknown Shores
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gateway Plaza
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Shimmering Grotto
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thriving Moor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Vivid Meadow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Soured Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Treno, Dark City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Crossroads Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy