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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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Grave Venerations
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Dream Beavers
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
South Wind Avatar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
86%inclusion111 decks129 decks
83%synergy
Bone Shredder
76%inclusion98 decks129 decks
74%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
76%inclusion98 decks129 decks
74%synergy
Viscera Seer
87%inclusion112 decks129 decks
70%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion97 decks129 decks
69%synergy
Cadaver Imp
70%inclusion90 decks129 decks
68%synergy
Skullport Merchant
69%inclusion89 decks129 decks
67%synergy
Skyscanner
68%inclusion88 decks129 decks
67%synergy
Shambling Ghast
72%inclusion93 decks129 decks
67%synergy
Big Game Hunter
67%inclusion87 decks129 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion108 decks129 decks
61%synergy
Blood Artist
74%inclusion96 decks129 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
71%inclusion92 decks129 decks
48%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion86 decks129 decks
42%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
66%inclusion85 decks129 decks
49%synergy
Blood Pet
66%inclusion85 decks129 decks
58%synergy
Clattering Augur
65%inclusion84 decks129 decks
63%synergy
Tragic Slip
65%inclusion84 decks129 decks
45%synergy
Grim Haruspex
64%inclusion82 decks129 decks
55%synergy
Novice Occultist
63%inclusion81 decks129 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion77 decks129 decks
48%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
57%inclusion73 decks129 decks
38%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
56%inclusion72 decks129 decks
30%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
43%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
53%inclusion69 decks129 decks
52%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
53%inclusion68 decks129 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion67 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
51%inclusion66 decks129 decks
43%synergy
Burglar Rat
47%inclusion61 decks129 decks
36%synergy
Tattered Mummy
47%inclusion60 decks129 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion60 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Fume Spitter
46%inclusion59 decks129 decks
44%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
45%inclusion58 decks129 decks
44%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
45%inclusion58 decks129 decks
44%synergy
Leaden Myr
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
37%synergy
Virus Beetle
39%inclusion50 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Dockside Chef
35%inclusion45 decks129 decks
33%synergy
Mindless Automaton
34%inclusion44 decks129 decks
33%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
29%inclusion37 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
27%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Perilous Myr
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
-27%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Hecteyes
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Smothering Abomination
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Infestation Sage
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Basal Thrull
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion73 decks129 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion63 decks129 decks
-18%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion57 decks129 decks
32%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
37%inclusion48 decks129 decks
33%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
26%inclusion34 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Body Count
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Professor's Warning
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
-12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
-16%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Nasty End
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Death Denied
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion77 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion54 decks129 decks
15%synergy
Eaten Alive
38%inclusion49 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Bone Shards
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
22%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion25 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion20 decks129 decks
-21%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Spark Harvest
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion11 decks129 decks
-12%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Annihilating Glare
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-33%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion72 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
53%inclusion68 decks129 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion55 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
-28%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion42 decks129 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion39 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Spawning Pit
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Genesis Chamber
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Coils
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Meekstone
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
52%inclusion67 decks129 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Rites
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
34%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
31%inclusion40 decks129 decks
28%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion29 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion28 decks129 decks
18%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
20%synergy
Gift of Doom
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion26 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Attrition
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
16%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Soul Enervation
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
-28%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
-10%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Into the Pit
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Ninja Teen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion87 decks129 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
54%inclusion70 decks129 decks
30%synergy
Mortuary Mire
38%inclusion49 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion46 decks129 decks
5%synergy
High Market
32%inclusion41 decks129 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
-30%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion31 decks129 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion30 decks129 decks
-12%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion27 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion23 decks129 decks
11%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion21 decks129 decks
-21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion18 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
-18%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion100 decks129 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion80 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion36 decks129 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.0%inclusion9 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion125 decks129 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion33 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.8%inclusion10 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
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