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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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Dusk Legion Zealot
87%inclusion103 decks119 decks
84%synergy
Viscera Seer
92%inclusion110 decks119 decks
76%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
77%inclusion92 decks119 decks
75%synergy
Bone Shredder
76%inclusion91 decks119 decks
75%synergy
Skullport Merchant
71%inclusion85 decks119 decks
69%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
74%inclusion88 decks119 decks
68%synergy
Skyscanner
69%inclusion82 decks119 decks
68%synergy
Cadaver Imp
69%inclusion82 decks119 decks
67%synergy
Big Game Hunter
69%inclusion82 decks119 decks
66%synergy
Shambling Ghast
71%inclusion85 decks119 decks
66%synergy
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Zulaport Cutthroat
85%inclusion101 decks119 decks
62%synergy
Blood Artist
76%inclusion90 decks119 decks
44%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
69%inclusion82 decks119 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
67%inclusion80 decks119 decks
51%synergy
Blood Pet
66%inclusion79 decks119 decks
58%synergy
Village Rites
65%inclusion77 decks119 decks
40%synergy
Clattering Augur
65%inclusion77 decks119 decks
63%synergy
Tragic Slip
65%inclusion77 decks119 decks
44%synergy
Novice Occultist
64%inclusion76 decks119 decks
62%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion75 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
63%inclusion75 decks119 decks
54%synergy
Carrion Feeder
63%inclusion75 decks119 decks
52%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
56%inclusion67 decks119 decks
55%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
55%inclusion66 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
55%inclusion66 decks119 decks
54%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
55%inclusion58 decks105 decks
45%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
53%inclusion63 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
51%inclusion61 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
50%inclusion59 decks119 decks
48%synergy
Tattered Mummy
49%inclusion58 decks119 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion58 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Fume Spitter
48%inclusion57 decks119 decks
46%synergy
Burglar Rat
46%inclusion55 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion51 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Leaden Myr
42%inclusion50 decks119 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
40%synergy
Mindless Automaton
38%inclusion45 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Virus Beetle
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Dockside Chef
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Nezumi Informant
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
28%inclusion33 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Perilous Myr
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Hecteyes
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Smothering Abomination
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
-31%synergy
Basal Thrull
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion67 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion57 decks119 decks
-18%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
43%inclusion51 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
39%inclusion46 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Body Count
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Professor's Warning
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-13%synergy
Wake the Dead
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Nasty End
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-11%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Death Denied
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
40%inclusion48 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Eaten Alive
38%inclusion45 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Bone Shards
28%inclusion33 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
-13%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-21%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Annihilating Glare
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-13%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Killing Wave
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-32%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion65 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
54%inclusion64 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion52 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
35%inclusion42 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
-29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Coils
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Meekstone
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
50%inclusion60 decks119 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Rites
40%inclusion48 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Open the Graves
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Gift of Doom
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Soul Enervation
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-29%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Soul Channeling
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion80 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
51%inclusion61 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion45 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
20%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
-30%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
-21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
4%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-19%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion89 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion73 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion116 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
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