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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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Dream Beavers
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Grave Venerations
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
73%inclusion80 decks109 decks
71%synergy
Viscera Seer
86%inclusion94 decks109 decks
69%synergy
Bone Shredder
70%inclusion76 decks109 decks
68%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
90%inclusion98 decks109 decks
67%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
72%inclusion78 decks109 decks
66%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
90%inclusion98 decks109 decks
65%synergy
Big Game Hunter
67%inclusion73 decks109 decks
65%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
83%inclusion91 decks109 decks
64%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
64%synergy
Skullport Merchant
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
80%inclusion87 decks109 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Blood Artist
75%inclusion82 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
72%inclusion79 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Carrion Feeder
72%inclusion78 decks109 decks
60%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion73 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
43%synergy
Grim Haruspex
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
57%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Novice Occultist
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Cadaver Imp
60%inclusion65 decks109 decks
58%synergy
Clattering Augur
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
57%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
55%synergy
Blood Pet
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion57 decks103 decks
42%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
43%synergy
Skyscanner
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
52%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Shambling Ghast
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Mindless Automaton
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Leaden Myr
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Burglar Rat
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
-20%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Woe Strider
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Nether Traitor
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Tattered Mummy
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Scarecrone
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Plague Myr
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Manakin
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crawler
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Dockside Chef
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Deathgreeter
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Tragic Slip
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
-23%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Culling the Weak
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Body Count
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Undying Malice
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Nasty End
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
-16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Eaten Alive
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Season of Loss
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-18%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Skullclamp
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Genesis Chamber
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Meekstone
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Champion's Helm
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Spawning Pit
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Attrition
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Dark Privilege
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
38%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Gift of Doom
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Into the Pit
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Blight Mound
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-29%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Soul Enervation
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
91%inclusion99 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion75 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
23%synergy
War Room
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
28%synergy
High Market
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion90 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion103 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
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