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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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South Wind Avatar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
85%inclusion91 decks107 decks
83%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
80%inclusion86 decks107 decks
78%synergy
Skullport Merchant
79%inclusion84 decks107 decks
77%synergy
Bone Shredder
77%inclusion82 decks107 decks
75%synergy
Novice Occultist
75%inclusion80 decks107 decks
73%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
74%inclusion79 decks107 decks
73%synergy
Skyscanner
72%inclusion77 decks107 decks
71%synergy
Tattered Mummy
70%inclusion75 decks107 decks
69%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
74%inclusion79 decks107 decks
68%synergy
Cadaver Imp
65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
78%inclusion83 decks107 decks
61%synergy
Blood Pet
69%inclusion74 decks107 decks
61%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion73 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Shambling Ghast
67%inclusion72 decks107 decks
62%synergy
Clattering Augur
64%inclusion69 decks107 decks
63%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
64%inclusion69 decks107 decks
64%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
64%inclusion68 decks107 decks
62%synergy
Fume Spitter
63%inclusion67 decks107 decks
61%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
59%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Big Game Hunter
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
59%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion62 decks107 decks
47%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
55%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
54%synergy
Virus Beetle
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
47%synergy
Dockside Chef
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
51%synergy
Perilous Myr
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
50%synergy
Leaden Myr
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Mindless Automaton
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Informant
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Midnight Reaper
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Infestation Sage
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Basal Thrull
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
-24%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Corpse Blockade
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hecteyes
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Grim Haruspex
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Nantuko Husk
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-15%synergy
Death Cultist
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Agent Venom
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Altar's Reap
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Armor of Shadows
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Costly Plunder
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Professor's Warning
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-50%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Without Weakness
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Breathe Your Last
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Offer Immortality
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Wail of the Nim
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Unlikely Aid
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Body Count
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-19%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Dark Dabbling
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
57%inclusion61 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Bone Shards
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Spark Harvest
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Bone Splinters
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Final Vengeance
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Annihilating Glare
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Risky Research
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Phantom Train
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Mirror Shield
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Coils
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Culling Dais
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
55%synergy
Vampiric Rites
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Soul Enervation
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
22%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Open the Graves
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Fallen Ideal
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Soul Channeling
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Slash
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-30%synergy
Polluted Mire
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
0%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
63%inclusion67 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
-46%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion106 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
8%synergy
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