Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander)

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Desperate Plea
2.3%inclusion17 decks736 decks
1%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
1.7%inclusion13 decks752 decks
1%synergy
Realm of Koh
1.5%inclusion11 decks721 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Precision
1.4%inclusion12 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Super Shredder
1.3%inclusion15 decks1.16K decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
69%inclusion4.70K decks6.78K decks
67%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion4.57K decks6.78K decks
65%synergy
Bone Shredder
65%inclusion4.43K decks6.78K decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
78%inclusion5.29K decks6.78K decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion4.08K decks6.78K decks
58%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
81%inclusion5.50K decks6.78K decks
58%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
63%inclusion4.30K decks6.78K decks
58%synergy
Skyscanner
56%inclusion3.78K decks6.78K decks
54%synergy
Skullport Merchant
55%inclusion3.75K decks6.78K decks
53%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
55%inclusion3.70K decks6.78K decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
72%inclusion4.87K decks6.78K decks
40%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
59%inclusion4.03K decks6.78K decks
43%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
59%inclusion4.03K decks6.78K decks
41%synergy
Blood Pet
59%inclusion3.98K decks6.78K decks
51%synergy
Village Rites
58%inclusion3.92K decks6.78K decks
33%synergy
Shambling Ghast
58%inclusion3.90K decks6.78K decks
52%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
58%inclusion3.90K decks6.78K decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
56%inclusion3.81K decks6.78K decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion3.75K decks6.78K decks
24%synergy
Big Game Hunter
55%inclusion3.72K decks6.78K decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion1.36K decks6.78K decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion947 decks6.78K decks
-14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion669 decks6.78K decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.4%inclusion636 decks6.78K decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion385 decks6.78K decks
-6%synergy
Necropotence
5.6%inclusion382 decks6.78K decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion3.72K decks6.78K decks
34%synergy
Carrion Feeder
55%inclusion3.71K decks6.78K decks
44%synergy
Novice Occultist
52%inclusion3.55K decks6.78K decks
51%synergy
Grim Haruspex
50%inclusion3.41K decks6.78K decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
49%inclusion3.35K decks6.78K decks
27%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
49%inclusion3.34K decks6.78K decks
41%synergy
Clattering Augur
46%inclusion3.15K decks6.78K decks
44%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
46%inclusion2.65K decks5.72K decks
36%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
45%inclusion3.02K decks6.78K decks
43%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion2.86K decks6.78K decks
-10%synergy
Burglar Rat
41%inclusion2.80K decks6.78K decks
30%synergy
Tattered Mummy
41%inclusion2.78K decks6.78K decks
40%synergy
Fume Spitter
40%inclusion2.71K decks6.78K decks
38%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
38%inclusion2.60K decks6.78K decks
37%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
37%inclusion2.48K decks6.78K decks
35%synergy
Virus Beetle
35%inclusion2.35K decks6.78K decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
34%inclusion2.33K decks6.78K decks
33%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
34%inclusion2.32K decks6.78K decks
32%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion2.07K decks6.78K decks
24%synergy
Mindless Automaton
30%inclusion2.06K decks6.78K decks
30%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
28%inclusion1.88K decks6.78K decks
27%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion1.84K decks6.78K decks
18%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
26%inclusion1.76K decks6.78K decks
19%synergy
Nezumi Informant
25%inclusion1.70K decks6.78K decks
18%synergy
Dockside Chef
24%inclusion1.65K decks6.78K decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion1.61K decks6.78K decks
-25%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion1.61K decks6.78K decks
20%synergy
Perilous Myr
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.78K decks
23%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
23%inclusion1.56K decks6.78K decks
22%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
22%inclusion1.51K decks6.78K decks
22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion1.27K decks5.72K decks
9%synergy
Infestation Sage
22%inclusion989 decks4.50K decks
17%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
22%inclusion1.48K decks6.78K decks
21%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
22%inclusion1.47K decks6.78K decks
21%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
21%inclusion1.39K decks6.78K decks
19%synergy
Smothering Abomination
20%inclusion1.36K decks6.78K decks
18%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
19%inclusion991 decks5.13K decks
14%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.78K decks
15%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
19%inclusion1.28K decks6.78K decks
17%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion1.27K decks6.78K decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion1.23K decks6.78K decks
10%synergy
Basal Thrull
18%inclusion1.21K decks6.78K decks
17%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
18%inclusion1.21K decks6.78K decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
18%inclusion1.15K decks6.53K decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.78K decks
14%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.78K decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.78K decks
11%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
16%inclusion1.11K decks6.78K decks
16%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
16%inclusion1.11K decks6.78K decks
16%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion971 decks6.78K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
54%inclusion3.68K decks6.78K decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion3.59K decks6.78K decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion3.02K decks6.78K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
40%inclusion2.71K decks6.78K decks
28%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion2.28K decks6.78K decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion1.96K decks6.78K decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion1.24K decks4.95K decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion1.45K decks6.78K decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion1.26K decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
18%inclusion1.23K decks6.78K decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion1.11K decks6.78K decks
-9%synergy
Body Count
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.78K decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion1.04K decks6.78K decks
-8%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion928 decks6.78K decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion782 decks5.72K decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion926 decks6.78K decks
2%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion901 decks6.78K decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion897 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion844 decks6.78K decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion706 decks5.72K decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion758 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
11%inclusion605 decks5.70K decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion714 decks6.78K decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.4%inclusion638 decks6.78K decks
-14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.4%inclusion635 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.2%inclusion524 decks5.69K decks
-7%synergy
Feign Death
9.2%inclusion622 decks6.78K decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
9.0%inclusion608 decks6.78K decks
8%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.8%inclusion529 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion482 decks6.78K decks
1%synergy
Nasty End
6.7%inclusion452 decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.5%inclusion438 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion428 decks6.78K decks
-4%synergy
Without Weakness
6.2%inclusion418 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.0%inclusion405 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion390 decks6.78K decks
-2%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.1%inclusion347 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.0%inclusion339 decks6.78K decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion3.67K decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion2.63K decks6.78K decks
13%synergy
Eaten Alive
34%inclusion2.30K decks6.78K decks
30%synergy
Bone Shards
26%inclusion1.76K decks6.78K decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion1.55K decks6.78K decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion1.43K decks6.78K decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion1.31K decks6.78K decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion1.31K decks6.78K decks
-18%synergy
Spark Harvest
15%inclusion1.02K decks6.78K decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion974 decks6.78K decks
-24%synergy
Final Vengeance
14%inclusion706 decks4.96K decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion955 decks6.78K decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion812 decks6.78K decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion805 decks6.78K decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion788 decks6.78K decks
-13%synergy
Bone Splinters
11%inclusion763 decks6.78K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion507 decks4.53K decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion688 decks6.78K decks
-8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion683 decks6.78K decks
2%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion323 decks3.23K decks
8%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion659 decks6.78K decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion637 decks6.78K decks
-5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.6%inclusion520 decks6.04K decks
8%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
8.0%inclusion541 decks6.78K decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.7%inclusion525 decks6.78K decks
-8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
7.7%inclusion523 decks6.78K decks
7%synergy
Annihilating Glare
7.1%inclusion484 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Echoing Return
7.0%inclusion472 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.8%inclusion460 decks6.78K decks
-9%synergy
Season of Loss
6.6%inclusion358 decks5.40K decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
5.7%inclusion386 decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion3.12K decks6.78K decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
43%inclusion2.88K decks6.78K decks
22%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
39%inclusion2.65K decks6.78K decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
38%inclusion2.59K decks6.78K decks
-22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion1.81K decks6.78K decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion1.42K decks6.78K decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion1.20K decks6.78K decks
12%synergy
Spawning Pit
15%inclusion1.04K decks6.78K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion824 decks6.78K decks
-4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion704 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
9.3%inclusion630 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Meekstone
8.9%inclusion605 decks6.78K decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.9%inclusion601 decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Lightning Coils
8.7%inclusion589 decks6.78K decks
8%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.2%inclusion556 decks6.78K decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.0%inclusion543 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.7%inclusion520 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.0%inclusion404 decks6.78K decks
-7%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.9%inclusion397 decks6.78K decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.8%inclusion391 decks6.78K decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion389 decks6.78K decks
0%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.7%inclusion385 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion146 decks2.71K decks
-14%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.3%inclusion360 decks6.78K decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion3.03K decks6.78K decks
43%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion2.55K decks6.78K decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion2.40K decks6.78K decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Rites
32%inclusion2.18K decks6.78K decks
26%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
29%inclusion1.98K decks6.78K decks
26%synergy
Open the Graves
26%inclusion1.75K decks6.78K decks
22%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion1.65K decks6.78K decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion1.40K decks6.78K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1.13K decks6.78K decks
-24%synergy
Attrition
16%inclusion1.07K decks6.78K decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
14%inclusion972 decks6.78K decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion937 decks6.78K decks
-3%synergy
Soul Enervation
14%inclusion901 decks6.53K decks
13%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion632 decks4.99K decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
12%inclusion415 decks3.34K decks
10%synergy
Gift of Doom
12%inclusion788 decks6.78K decks
11%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion751 decks6.78K decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion736 decks6.78K decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
10%inclusion505 decks4.91K decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion692 decks6.78K decks
0%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion316 decks3.32K decks
7%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.5%inclusion576 decks6.78K decks
8%synergy
Contamination
7.3%inclusion495 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Soul Channeling
7.1%inclusion478 decks6.78K decks
7%synergy
Fallen Ideal
7.0%inclusion476 decks6.78K decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion377 decks5.83K decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.2%inclusion144 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.5%inclusion376 decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.0%inclusion342 decks6.78K decks
-18%synergy
Mind Slash
5.0%inclusion342 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion702 decks6.78K decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3.38K decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion2.80K decks6.78K decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion2.49K decks6.78K decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion2.47K decks6.78K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
31%inclusion2.13K decks6.78K decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion1.95K decks6.78K decks
-7%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion1.74K decks6.78K decks
19%synergy
Westvale Abbey
24%inclusion1.61K decks6.78K decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion1.54K decks6.78K decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion1.52K decks6.78K decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1.35K decks6.78K decks
-10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion1.03K decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion958 decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion876 decks6.78K decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion690 decks5.72K decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion761 decks6.78K decks
-6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion376 decks3.95K decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion611 decks6.78K decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion212 decks2.55K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion538 decks6.78K decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
7.2%inclusion487 decks6.78K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.6%inclusion446 decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.2%inclusion423 decks6.78K decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.4%inclusion365 decks6.78K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion5.34K decks6.78K decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion3.75K decks6.78K decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion1.84K decks6.78K decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion1.74K decks6.78K decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion1.64K decks6.78K decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion707 decks6.78K decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.9%inclusion600 decks6.78K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion584 decks6.78K decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
6.2%inclusion305 decks4.91K decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion103 decks1.89K decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion6.56K decks6.78K decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion1.91K decks6.78K decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion1.45K decks6.78K decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion782 decks5.72K decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.0%inclusion341 decks6.78K decks
0%synergy
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