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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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Dream Beavers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
88%inclusion127 decks145 decks
85%synergy
Skyscanner
80%inclusion116 decks145 decks
79%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
81%inclusion118 decks145 decks
79%synergy
Tattered Mummy
75%inclusion109 decks145 decks
74%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
74%inclusion107 decks145 decks
72%synergy
Skullport Merchant
74%inclusion107 decks145 decks
72%synergy
Bone Shredder
74%inclusion107 decks145 decks
72%synergy
Novice Occultist
72%inclusion105 decks145 decks
71%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
72%inclusion104 decks145 decks
70%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion109 decks145 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion121 decks145 decks
66%synergy
Shambling Ghast
73%inclusion106 decks145 decks
68%synergy
Cadaver Imp
71%inclusion103 decks145 decks
69%synergy
Blood Pet
70%inclusion101 decks145 decks
62%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion99 decks145 decks
43%synergy
Fume Spitter
68%inclusion98 decks145 decks
66%synergy
Tragic Slip
68%inclusion98 decks145 decks
48%synergy
Big Game Hunter
65%inclusion94 decks145 decks
63%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
63%inclusion91 decks145 decks
62%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
62%inclusion90 decks145 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
62%inclusion90 decks145 decks
39%synergy
Clattering Augur
60%inclusion87 decks145 decks
58%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
59%inclusion86 decks145 decks
58%synergy
Burglar Rat
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
45%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
55%synergy
Dockside Chef
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
54%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
55%inclusion80 decks145 decks
54%synergy
Leaden Myr
55%inclusion80 decks145 decks
49%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
52%inclusion76 decks145 decks
52%synergy
Perilous Myr
52%inclusion76 decks145 decks
52%synergy
Virus Beetle
51%inclusion74 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
50%inclusion73 decks145 decks
50%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
49%inclusion71 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
46%inclusion66 decks145 decks
39%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
46%inclusion66 decks145 decks
45%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
44%inclusion64 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion61 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Nezumi Informant
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Mindless Automaton
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
39%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
38%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Infestation Sage
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
-17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Basal Thrull
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Grim Haruspex
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Reaper
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Blockade
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Smothering Abomination
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Hecteyes
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
43%synergy
Armor of Shadows
41%inclusion59 decks145 decks
38%synergy
Altar's Reap
39%inclusion56 decks145 decks
36%synergy
Costly Plunder
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
30%inclusion38 decks126 decks
28%synergy
Undying Malice
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Professor's Warning
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Corruption
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
-48%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Without Weakness
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Breathe Your Last
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Offer Immortality
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Body Count
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Unlikely Aid
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-18%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion79 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
54%inclusion79 decks145 decks
51%synergy
Bone Shards
48%inclusion69 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion54 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Spark Harvest
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
34%synergy
Bone Splinters
31%inclusion45 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Final Vengeance
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Worthy Cost
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Annihilating Glare
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
-14%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Precision
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
42%inclusion61 decks145 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Coils
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Mirror Shield
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Phantom Train
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Oven
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Culling Dais
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
61%inclusion89 decks145 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Rites
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
50%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
54%inclusion78 decks145 decks
37%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
47%inclusion68 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Soul Enervation
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
39%synergy
Open the Graves
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Fallen Ideal
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Soul Channeling
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Into the Pit
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
-21%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
54%inclusion79 decks145 decks
-31%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion74 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
50%inclusion73 decks145 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion70 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion145 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
4%synergy
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