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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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Grim Haruspex
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
82%synergy
Bone Shredder
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Big Game Hunter
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
78%synergy
Viscera Seer
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Cadaver Imp
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
68%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Grave Pact
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Carrion Feeder
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Blood Pet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Warren Soultrader
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Skullport Merchant
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Skyscanner
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Novice Occultist
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Fume Spitter
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Shambling Ghast
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Burglar Rat
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Clattering Augur
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Mindless Automaton
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Tattered Mummy
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Virus Beetle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Leaden Myr
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Plague Myr
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Harvester of Souls
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Dreadhound
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Nether Traitor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Triskelion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Deathgreeter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Workhorse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Nested Shambler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Manakin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Tragic Slip
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Dispute
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Professor's Warning
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Malicious Affliction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Orcish Medicine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Wake the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Body Count
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Death Denied
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Urborg Justice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Bone Shards
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Eaten Alive
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Worthy Cost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Final Vengeance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bone Splinters
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Echoing Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-30%synergy
Annihilating Glare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Secret Salvage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Mithril Coat
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Skullclamp
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Genesis Chamber
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Meekstone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Champion's Helm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Forge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thrumming Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Coils
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Black Market
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Dark Privilege
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Rites
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Gift of Doom
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Attrition
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Open the Graves
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Soul Enervation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Wound Reflection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Bojuka Bog
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
War Room
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Westvale Abbey
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Barren Moor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Mire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Guildless Commons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Demolition Field
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
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