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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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Bile-Vial Boggart
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
86%inclusion94 decks109 decks
84%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
80%inclusion87 decks109 decks
77%synergy
Skullport Merchant
78%inclusion85 decks109 decks
76%synergy
Bone Shredder
76%inclusion83 decks109 decks
74%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
75%inclusion82 decks109 decks
74%synergy
Novice Occultist
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
73%synergy
Tattered Mummy
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
70%synergy
Skyscanner
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
69%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
72%inclusion78 decks109 decks
66%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
60%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion76 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Blood Pet
69%inclusion75 decks109 decks
61%synergy
Shambling Ghast
68%inclusion74 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Cadaver Imp
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Clattering Augur
63%inclusion69 decks109 decks
61%synergy
Fume Spitter
62%inclusion68 decks109 decks
61%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
62%inclusion68 decks109 decks
61%synergy
Big Game Hunter
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
58%synergy
Creatures
Doomed Dissenter
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
58%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
57%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
56%synergy
Virus Beetle
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Dockside Chef
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
52%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Leaden Myr
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Perilous Myr
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Mindless Automaton
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Reaper
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Basal Thrull
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Infestation Sage
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
-24%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Corpse Blockade
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Hecteyes
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Death Cultist
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Agent Venom
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Nantuko Husk
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Smothering Abomination
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Armor of Shadows
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Altar's Reap
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Costly Plunder
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Professor's Warning
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Undying Malice
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-50%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Without Weakness
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Breathe Your Last
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Offer Immortality
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Unlikely Aid
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Wail of the Nim
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-19%synergy
Body Count
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Death Denied
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-18%synergy
Dark Dabbling
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Cast Down
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
54%synergy
Bone Shards
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Spark Harvest
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Bone Splinters
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Final Vengeance
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Annihilating Glare
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Innocent Blood
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-18%synergy
Risky Research
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Phantom Train
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Coils
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Mirror Shield
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-20%synergy
Culling Dais
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
57%synergy
Vampiric Rites
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Soul Enervation
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
19%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Fallen Ideal
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Soul Channeling
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Mind Slash
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-29%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Sol Ring
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
-47%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion109 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
9%synergy
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