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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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Sinister Gnarlbark
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skyscanner
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
91%synergy
Novice Occultist
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
91%synergy
Skullport Merchant
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
90%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
90%synergy
Tattered Mummy
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Clattering Augur
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Dockside Chef
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Blood Pet
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Privilege
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
76%synergy
Fume Spitter
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
76%synergy
Cadaver Imp
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Bone Shredder
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Creatures
Bloodflow Connoisseur
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Shambling Ghast
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Perilous Myr
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Burglar Rat
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Big Game Hunter
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Virus Beetle
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Leaden Myr
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Nantuko Husk
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Basal Thrull
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Carrion Feeder
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Mindless Automaton
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Death Cultist
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Hecteyes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Magic Pot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-28%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Agent Venom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flitter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Armor of Shadows
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Altar's Reap
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Costly Plunder
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Corruption
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Undying Evil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-51%synergy
Final Flourish
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Vicious Offering
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Breathe Your Last
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Professor's Warning
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Gifts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Medicine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Death Denied
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Return to Action
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Wail of the Nim
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Without Weakness
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Dread Return
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Precision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bone Shards
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Bone Splinters
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Spark Harvest
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-19%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Innocent Blood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Phantom Train
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Culling Dais
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mirror Shield
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Coils
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Explorer's Scope
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crook of Condemnation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Navigation Orb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-24%synergy
Magnifying Glass
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Agent of the Iron Throne
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Rites
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Soul Enervation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Fallen Ideal
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Open the Graves
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Into the Pit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Soul Channeling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mind Slash
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Malevolent Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Mortuary Mire
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Edge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-55%synergy
Honored Heirloom
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Lens
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Star Compass
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
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