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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Viscera Seer
93%inclusion173 decks187 decks
76%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
88%inclusion165 decks187 decks
75%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
73%inclusion137 decks187 decks
70%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
93%inclusion174 decks187 decks
70%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
86%inclusion161 decks187 decks
68%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
70%inclusion131 decks187 decks
68%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
84%inclusion158 decks187 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
89%inclusion166 decks187 decks
65%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion125 decks187 decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
63%inclusion117 decks187 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
88%inclusion164 decks187 decks
56%synergy
Grave Pact
79%inclusion147 decks187 decks
60%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
76%inclusion143 decks187 decks
51%synergy
Grim Haruspex
70%inclusion130 decks187 decks
60%synergy
Lightning Greaves
70%inclusion130 decks187 decks
36%synergy
Carrion Feeder
69%inclusion129 decks187 decks
58%synergy
Jet Medallion
69%inclusion129 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion125 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
65%inclusion121 decks187 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
64%inclusion120 decks187 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion136 decks187 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion111 decks187 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
53%inclusion100 decks187 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion84 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion77 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Blood Pet
63%inclusion117 decks187 decks
54%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
61%inclusion73 decks119 decks
51%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
60%inclusion112 decks187 decks
58%synergy
Bone Shredder
60%inclusion112 decks187 decks
58%synergy
Big Game Hunter
57%inclusion107 decks187 decks
55%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
57%inclusion106 decks187 decks
48%synergy
Shambling Ghast
56%inclusion105 decks187 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion102 decks187 decks
34%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
54%inclusion101 decks187 decks
45%synergy
Clattering Augur
51%inclusion96 decks187 decks
49%synergy
Skullport Merchant
49%inclusion92 decks187 decks
47%synergy
Warren Soultrader
49%inclusion58 decks119 decks
36%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
49%inclusion91 decks187 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
48%inclusion90 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Burglar Rat
48%inclusion89 decks187 decks
36%synergy
Skyscanner
47%inclusion88 decks187 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Ghast
47%inclusion88 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Novice Occultist
47%inclusion87 decks187 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
42%inclusion79 decks187 decks
41%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
42%inclusion78 decks187 decks
41%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
38%inclusion71 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Fume Spitter
34%inclusion64 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
34%inclusion64 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Mindless Automaton
34%inclusion64 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
29%inclusion55 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
28%inclusion53 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Tattered Mummy
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Nezumi Informant
27%inclusion51 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Leaden Myr
25%inclusion46 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Deathgreeter
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Perilous Myr
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Wriggling Grub
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
50%inclusion94 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion91 decks187 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion87 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion70 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion51 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
-21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion106 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion84 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion76 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion58 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion58 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
-22%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Bone Shards
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-15%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Season of Loss
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
49%inclusion91 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
42%inclusion78 decks187 decks
36%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
40%inclusion74 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Meekstone
24%inclusion44 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Genesis Chamber
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Spawning Pit
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Plate
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
0%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Coils
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
6%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
60%inclusion112 decks187 decks
49%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
58%inclusion109 decks187 decks
42%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
58%inclusion108 decks187 decks
40%synergy
Black Market
45%inclusion84 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Attrition
40%inclusion74 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Dark Privilege
33%inclusion61 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Teval's Judgment
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Contamination
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
-18%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Into the Pit
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Open the Graves
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Doom
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mind Slash
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion173 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
85%inclusion159 decks187 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
70%inclusion130 decks187 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion111 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion100 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion93 decks187 decks
14%synergy
High Market
47%inclusion87 decks187 decks
40%synergy
Westvale Abbey
39%inclusion72 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion67 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
17%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Diamond City
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion174 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion122 decks187 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion46 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
-16%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Séance Board
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
-16%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion169 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
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