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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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Cadaver Imp
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Blood Pet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Bone Shredder
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Viscera Seer
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Shambling Ghast
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Dark Privilege
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Fume Spitter
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Grim Haruspex
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Carrion Feeder
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Virus Beetle
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Ad Nauseam
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Priest of Forgotten Gods
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Myr Retriever
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Smothering Abomination
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Novice Occultist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Tattered Mummy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Skyscanner
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Basal Thrull
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Clattering Augur
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Burglar Rat
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Corpse Blockade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Skullport Merchant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Perilous Myr
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Junk Diver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Big Game Hunter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hecteyes
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Deathgreeter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mindless Automaton
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Reaper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Leaden Myr
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Rats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Dockside Chef
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Defile
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Hagra Mauling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Body Count
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Shred Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Victim of Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Innocent Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Eaten Alive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Annihilating Glare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Delirium Skeins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Echoing Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Machinations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Rocket Launcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Chalice of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Tangle Wire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Winter Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Trinisphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damping Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Soul Channeling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Attrition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Soul Enervation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Open the Graves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Witch's Cottage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Mortuary Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Command Beacon
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Pit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Deserted Temple
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Blast Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Everglades
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Peat Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mouth of Ronom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Homeward Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Springleaf Drum
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Hagra Mauling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
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