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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
Skullport Merchant
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Skyscanner
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Novice Occultist
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Blood Pet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Tattered Mummy
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Cadaver Imp
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Clattering Augur
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Dockside Chef
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Dark Privilege
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Fume Spitter
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Bone Shredder
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Vengeful Bloodwitch
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Shambling Ghast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Perilous Myr
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Virus Beetle
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Leaden Myr
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Nezumi Informant
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Big Game Hunter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Mindless Automaton
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Hecteyes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Magic Pot
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Nantuko Husk
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Corpse Blockade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Basal Thrull
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Stirge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Death Cultist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Infestation Sage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Agent Venom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Armor of Shadows
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Tragic Slip
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Altar's Reap
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Costly Plunder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Consuming Corruption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Undying Evil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Final Flourish
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Offer Immortality
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Without Weakness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Gifts
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Medicine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Finishing Blow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vendetta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-58%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Unlikely Aid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reaping the Graves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Death Denied
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blot Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Return to Action
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Terror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vicious Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Nim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Bone Shards
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Precision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bone Splinters
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Spark Harvest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Innocent Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mind Swords
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phthisis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Urborg Uprising
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Word of Binding
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Flesh Allergy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Epic Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Recover
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Phantom Train
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Culling Dais
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Mirror Shield
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Coils
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Explorer's Scope
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crook of Condemnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Navigation Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Skull Catapult
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Magnifying Glass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Agent of the Iron Throne
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fallen Ideal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Soul Enervation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Into the Pit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Soul Channeling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Takklemaggot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mind Slash
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Awakening
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cloak of Confusion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Barren Moor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Edge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Honored Heirloom
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Sol Ring
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-61%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Star Compass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
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