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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
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
South Wind Avatar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Super Shredder
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bone Shredder
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Blood Pet
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Viscera Seer
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Cadaver Imp
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Village Rites
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Jet Medallion
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Black Market
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Necropotence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Greedy Freebooter
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Big Game Hunter
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Skullport Merchant
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Grim Haruspex
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Shambling Ghast
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Skyscanner
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Clattering Augur
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Tattered Mummy
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Burglar Rat
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Fume Spitter
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Novice Occultist
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Mindless Automaton
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Basal Thrull
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Twilight Diviner
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dockside Chef
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Virus Beetle
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Informant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Deathgreeter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Tragic Slip
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Defile
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Altar's Reap
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Body Count
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Undying Malice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Costly Plunder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Dark Dabbling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Eaten Alive
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Reprocess
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Spawning Pit
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Darksteel Plate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Meekstone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Coils
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Thrumming Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Dark Privilege
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
33%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Into the Pit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Contamination
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Doom
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Soul Enervation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Contract
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mortal Combat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Westvale Abbey
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
16%synergy
High Market
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Diamond City
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
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