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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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Oft-Nabbed Goat
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
90%inclusion151 decks168 decks
77%synergy
Viscera Seer
92%inclusion155 decks168 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
93%inclusion157 decks168 decks
70%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
71%inclusion120 decks168 decks
69%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
71%inclusion119 decks168 decks
68%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
86%inclusion145 decks168 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
89%inclusion150 decks168 decks
65%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
83%inclusion140 decks168 decks
64%synergy
Grim Haruspex
73%inclusion122 decks168 decks
63%synergy
Cadaver Imp
63%inclusion105 decks168 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
88%inclusion147 decks168 decks
56%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
77%inclusion129 decks168 decks
51%synergy
Grave Pact
76%inclusion128 decks168 decks
57%synergy
Carrion Feeder
70%inclusion117 decks168 decks
58%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion114 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion113 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion112 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Intent
65%inclusion110 decks168 decks
51%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion110 decks168 decks
44%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
65%inclusion110 decks168 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion120 decks168 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion102 decks168 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion91 decks168 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
46%inclusion77 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion67 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion48 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
63%inclusion73 decks115 decks
53%synergy
Blood Pet
63%inclusion105 decks168 decks
54%synergy
Bone Shredder
60%inclusion101 decks168 decks
58%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion95 decks168 decks
36%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
57%inclusion95 decks168 decks
48%synergy
Shambling Ghast
57%inclusion95 decks168 decks
51%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
56%inclusion94 decks168 decks
46%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
55%inclusion93 decks168 decks
54%synergy
Big Game Hunter
54%inclusion90 decks168 decks
51%synergy
Clattering Augur
52%inclusion88 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Skullport Merchant
52%inclusion87 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
51%inclusion86 decks168 decks
41%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion58 decks115 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
48%inclusion80 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Skyscanner
48%inclusion80 decks168 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Ghast
47%inclusion79 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Burglar Rat
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
35%synergy
Novice Occultist
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
45%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
45%inclusion75 decks168 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion72 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
40%inclusion67 decks168 decks
39%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
38%inclusion64 decks168 decks
37%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion55 decks168 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
33%inclusion55 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion53 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
29%inclusion48 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
26%synergy
Tattered Mummy
27%inclusion45 decks168 decks
26%synergy
Leaden Myr
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Nezumi Informant
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
24%inclusion40 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Wriggling Grub
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
21%inclusion36 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Infestation Sage
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Perilous Myr
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion82 decks168 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion81 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion76 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion67 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion65 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Slip
37%inclusion62 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
-21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Body Count
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion99 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion77 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion65 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion48 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion48 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
-22%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Eaten Alive
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-10%synergy
Bone Shards
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Season of Loss
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
49%inclusion82 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
40%inclusion67 decks168 decks
37%synergy
Mithril Coat
39%inclusion66 decks168 decks
34%synergy
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Meekstone
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion36 decks168 decks
-6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
-10%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Coils
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Lifeline
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
6%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
61%inclusion103 decks168 decks
45%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
60%inclusion101 decks168 decks
43%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
56%inclusion94 decks168 decks
45%synergy
Black Market
44%inclusion74 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Attrition
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
35%synergy
Dark Privilege
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
30%synergy
Teval's Judgment
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Contamination
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Dark Prophecy
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion36 decks168 decks
-19%synergy
Into the Pit
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Doom
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Enervation
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
7%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mind Slash
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-5%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion156 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
85%inclusion143 decks168 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
68%inclusion114 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion98 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion87 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
49%inclusion83 decks168 decks
14%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion80 decks168 decks
41%synergy
Westvale Abbey
38%inclusion64 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
37%inclusion62 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion41 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
9%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Diamond City
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion156 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion110 decks168 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
24%inclusion41 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-16%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion152 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion67 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
1%synergy
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