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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
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
86%inclusion102 decks118 decks
84%synergy
Bone Shredder
76%inclusion90 decks118 decks
74%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
76%inclusion90 decks118 decks
74%synergy
Viscera Seer
91%inclusion107 decks118 decks
74%synergy
Skullport Merchant
70%inclusion83 decks118 decks
68%synergy
Skyscanner
69%inclusion82 decks118 decks
68%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
74%inclusion87 decks118 decks
68%synergy
Cadaver Imp
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
67%synergy
Big Game Hunter
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
66%synergy
Shambling Ghast
70%inclusion83 decks118 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion99 decks118 decks
61%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion88 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
70%inclusion83 decks118 decks
48%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
49%synergy
Clattering Augur
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
63%synergy
Blood Pet
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
57%synergy
Village Rites
64%inclusion76 decks118 decks
40%synergy
Tragic Slip
64%inclusion75 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Grim Haruspex
63%inclusion74 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Novice Occultist
63%inclusion74 decks118 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
61%inclusion72 decks118 decks
50%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
55%inclusion65 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
55%inclusion65 decks118 decks
53%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
53%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
53%inclusion62 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion59 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
50%inclusion59 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Tattered Mummy
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
46%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
46%synergy
Burglar Rat
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Fume Spitter
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
45%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
44%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion52 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Leaden Myr
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
40%synergy
Virus Beetle
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Dockside Chef
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Mindless Automaton
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Nezumi Informant
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Perilous Myr
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Hecteyes
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
-31%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Infestation Sage
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Basal Thrull
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Abomination
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
-20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Body Count
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Professor's Warning
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Wake the Dead
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Undying Evil
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Death Denied
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion73 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Eaten Alive
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Bone Shards
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Mutilate
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-21%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Worthy Cost
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Annihilating Glare
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-32%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
53%inclusion62 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
-30%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Spawning Pit
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Genesis Chamber
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Coils
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
52%inclusion61 decks118 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Rites
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Gift of Doom
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Open the Graves
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Grave Pact
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Attrition
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Soul Enervation
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
15%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-28%synergy
Blight Mound
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Mortuary Mire
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
4%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
-31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-22%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-19%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion89 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion71 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion115 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
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