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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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Bone Shredder
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Grim Haruspex
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Big Game Hunter
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Grave Pact
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Blood Artist
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
63%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Blood Pet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Novice Occultist
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Warren Soultrader
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Fume Spitter
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Cadaver Imp
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Skullport Merchant
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Skyscanner
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Shambling Ghast
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Clattering Augur
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Tattered Mummy
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Mindless Automaton
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Burglar Rat
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Leaden Myr
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crawler
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhound
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Triskelion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Informant
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Deathgreeter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Workhorse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Nested Shambler
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Deadly Dispute
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Withering Torment
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Defile
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Armor of Shadows
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Malicious Affliction
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Body Count
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Professor's Warning
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Medicine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Death Denied
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Urborg Justice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Bone Shards
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Living Death
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Final Vengeance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Eaten Alive
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Incremental Blight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spark Harvest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Persist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Blood on the Snow
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Echoing Return
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%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
Barter in Blood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-32%synergy
Annihilating Glare
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Step Right Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Secret Salvage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Blood for Bones
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Mithril Coat
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Meekstone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Coils
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Champion's Helm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Genesis Chamber
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Gate to the Afterlife
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Forge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Forcefield
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Black Market
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Dark Privilege
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Rites
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Gift of Doom
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Attrition
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Soul Enervation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Casting of Bones
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Oil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Shadows of the Past
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Blight Mound
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-32%synergy
Dark Prophecy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
27%synergy
War Room
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
14%synergy
High Market
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Westvale Abbey
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Mire
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Guildless Commons
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Field of Ruin
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Everglades
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Séance Board
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Demolition Field
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Meteor Crater
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
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