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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
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Diviner
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bone Shredder
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Blood Pet
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Cadaver Imp
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Big Game Hunter
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Black Market
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Necropotence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Priest of Forgotten Gods
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Skullport Merchant
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Carrion Feeder
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Shambling Ghast
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Skyscanner
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Clattering Augur
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Tattered Mummy
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Burglar Rat
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Fume Spitter
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Novice Occultist
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Leaden Myr
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Mindless Automaton
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Basal Thrull
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dockside Chef
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Virus Beetle
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Nezumi Informant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Deathgreeter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Tragic Slip
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Altar's Reap
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Body Count
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Dark Dabbling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Eaten Alive
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Reprocess
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Spawning Pit
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Darksteel Plate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Meekstone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Coils
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Thrumming Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
31%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Open the Graves
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Into the Pit
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Contamination
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Attrition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Gift of Doom
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Contract
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mortal Combat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Westvale Abbey
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
High Market
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Diamond City
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Séance Board
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
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