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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
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Foraging Wickermaw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blighted Blackthorn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
86%inclusion95 decks110 decks
84%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
76%inclusion84 decks110 decks
75%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
77%inclusion85 decks110 decks
75%synergy
Skullport Merchant
76%inclusion84 decks110 decks
75%synergy
Bone Shredder
75%inclusion83 decks110 decks
74%synergy
Novice Occultist
73%inclusion80 decks110 decks
71%synergy
Tattered Mummy
70%inclusion77 decks110 decks
69%synergy
Skyscanner
70%inclusion77 decks110 decks
69%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
65%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
65%synergy
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Viscera Seer
76%inclusion84 decks110 decks
59%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
70%inclusion77 decks110 decks
64%synergy
Blood Pet
70%inclusion77 decks110 decks
62%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion75 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Cadaver Imp
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
65%synergy
Shambling Ghast
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
61%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
63%synergy
Fume Spitter
63%inclusion69 decks110 decks
61%synergy
Clattering Augur
62%inclusion68 decks110 decks
60%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
62%inclusion68 decks110 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Burglar Rat
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
49%synergy
Big Game Hunter
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
58%inclusion64 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
57%inclusion63 decks110 decks
56%synergy
Virus Beetle
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
49%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
54%inclusion59 decks110 decks
53%synergy
Dockside Chef
53%inclusion58 decks110 decks
51%synergy
Perilous Myr
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
48%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Leaden Myr
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Mindless Automaton
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Basal Thrull
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Infestation Sage
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
-24%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Corpse Blockade
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Hecteyes
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Death Cultist
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Agent Venom
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Nantuko Husk
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Nested Shambler
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
59%inclusion65 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Altar's Reap
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Costly Plunder
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Armor of Shadows
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Professor's Warning
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-52%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Without Weakness
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Offer Immortality
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Unlikely Aid
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Wail of the Nim
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-19%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-18%synergy
Cast Down
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Dark Dabbling
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Final Flourish
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Body Count
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
59%inclusion65 decks110 decks
56%synergy
Bone Shards
53%inclusion58 decks110 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Spark Harvest
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Bone Splinters
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Final Vengeance
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Annihilating Glare
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-17%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Phantom Train
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Coils
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Mirror Shield
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Culling Dais
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-21%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
59%inclusion65 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Rites
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
45%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Soul Enervation
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Open the Graves
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
18%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Fallen Ideal
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Soul Channeling
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mind Slash
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-29%synergy
Polluted Mire
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
64%inclusion70 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-19%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
-48%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion110 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
9%synergy
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