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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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Serrated Scorpion
86%inclusion96 decks112 decks
83%synergy
Bone Shredder
79%inclusion89 decks112 decks
78%synergy
Skullport Merchant
79%inclusion88 decks112 decks
77%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
79%inclusion88 decks112 decks
76%synergy
Novice Occultist
76%inclusion85 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Skyscanner
71%inclusion80 decks112 decks
70%synergy
Tattered Mummy
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
69%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
67%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion86 decks112 decks
60%synergy
Village Rites
70%inclusion78 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
70%inclusion78 decks112 decks
64%synergy
Shambling Ghast
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
63%synergy
Cadaver Imp
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Blood Pet
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
60%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
64%inclusion72 decks112 decks
62%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
63%inclusion71 decks112 decks
62%synergy
Fume Spitter
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
61%synergy
Clattering Augur
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Big Game Hunter
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Virus Beetle
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
53%synergy
Dockside Chef
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
51%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Perilous Myr
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Leaden Myr
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Mindless Automaton
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Infestation Sage
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
-22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Basal Thrull
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Blockade
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Plagued Rusalka
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Hecteyes
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Carrion Feeder
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Death Cultist
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Nantuko Husk
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Unscrupulous Agent
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Abomination
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Altar's Reap
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Armor of Shadows
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Costly Plunder
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Professor's Warning
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Undying Malice
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-51%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Without Weakness
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Breathe Your Last
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Unlikely Aid
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Wail of the Nim
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Vitality
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dark Dabbling
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Body Count
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Undying Evil
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Death Denied
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Cast Down
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
55%synergy
Bone Shards
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Spark Harvest
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Bone Splinters
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Final Vengeance
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Annihilating Glare
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Severed Strands
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Phantom Train
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Coils
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Mirror Shield
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Culling Dais
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Rites
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Soul Enervation
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
22%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Open the Graves
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Fallen Ideal
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Soul Channeling
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Mind Slash
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
-28%synergy
Polluted Mire
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
-47%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion112 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
7%synergy
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