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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
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
South Wind Avatar
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Ninja Teen
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
86%inclusion119 decks138 decks
84%synergy
Bone Shredder
78%inclusion107 decks138 decks
76%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
75%inclusion104 decks138 decks
73%synergy
Viscera Seer
87%inclusion120 decks138 decks
70%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion104 decks138 decks
70%synergy
Skyscanner
67%inclusion93 decks138 decks
66%synergy
Big Game Hunter
68%inclusion94 decks138 decks
66%synergy
Cadaver Imp
67%inclusion93 decks138 decks
66%synergy
Skullport Merchant
67%inclusion92 decks138 decks
65%synergy
Shambling Ghast
70%inclusion96 decks138 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion116 decks138 decks
61%synergy
Blood Artist
73%inclusion101 decks138 decks
42%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
70%inclusion97 decks138 decks
47%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion93 decks138 decks
42%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
67%inclusion92 decks138 decks
50%synergy
Tragic Slip
67%inclusion92 decks138 decks
47%synergy
Blood Pet
65%inclusion90 decks138 decks
57%synergy
Grim Haruspex
63%inclusion87 decks138 decks
54%synergy
Clattering Augur
62%inclusion86 decks138 decks
60%synergy
Carrion Feeder
62%inclusion85 decks138 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Novice Occultist
62%inclusion85 decks138 decks
60%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
57%inclusion79 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
57%inclusion79 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion76 decks138 decks
35%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
54%inclusion75 decks138 decks
53%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
52%inclusion69 decks132 decks
42%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
51%inclusion71 decks138 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
51%inclusion70 decks138 decks
50%synergy
Burglar Rat
48%inclusion66 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Tattered Mummy
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
46%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
46%inclusion63 decks138 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
43%synergy
Fume Spitter
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
41%inclusion56 decks138 decks
39%synergy
Leaden Myr
40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
34%synergy
Virus Beetle
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Dockside Chef
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Perilous Myr
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
-29%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Basal Thrull
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Hecteyes
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
54%inclusion75 decks138 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion68 decks138 decks
-17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
35%inclusion48 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Armor of Shadows
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Body Count
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Altar's Reap
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Professor's Warning
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-12%synergy
Wake the Dead
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Costly Plunder
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Nasty End
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Death Denied
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion80 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Eaten Alive
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Bone Shards
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
-22%synergy
Spark Harvest
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Reanimate
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-32%synergy
Killing Wave
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Annihilating Glare
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion78 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion69 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
-26%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Genesis Chamber
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Coils
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Meekstone
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
49%inclusion68 decks138 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Rites
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Black Market
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Grave Venerations
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Gift of Doom
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
19%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Attrition
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Soul Enervation
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-28%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion92 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
54%inclusion75 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Mortuary Mire
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
5%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
-28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
-20%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-17%synergy
Polluted Mire
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion109 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion88 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion39 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion136 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion23 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion8 decks132 decks
-3%synergy
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