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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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Phoenix Fleet Airship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
73%inclusion83 decks114 decks
70%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion96 decks114 decks
68%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion99 decks114 decks
67%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
90%inclusion103 decks114 decks
67%synergy
Bone Shredder
67%inclusion76 decks114 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
88%inclusion100 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Skullport Merchant
66%inclusion75 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Big Game Hunter
66%inclusion75 decks114 decks
63%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
63%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
75%inclusion85 decks114 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion91 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Blood Artist
77%inclusion88 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
77%inclusion88 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Grave Pact
75%inclusion86 decks114 decks
57%synergy
Carrion Feeder
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
57%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
66%inclusion75 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Grim Haruspex
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
56%synergy
Jet Medallion
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Cadaver Imp
63%inclusion72 decks114 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-23%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Novice Occultist
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
60%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
57%inclusion65 decks114 decks
55%synergy
Blood Pet
57%inclusion65 decks114 decks
49%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Skyscanner
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
55%synergy
Clattering Augur
55%inclusion63 decks114 decks
53%synergy
Shambling Ghast
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Warren Soultrader
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
41%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Mindless Automaton
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Leaden Myr
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Burglar Rat
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Nezumi Informant
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Woe Strider
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Tattered Mummy
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Nether Traitor
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Scarecrone
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Plague Myr
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Manakin
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crawler
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Dockside Chef
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Deathgreeter
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Tragic Slip
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Body Count
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-12%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Season of Loss
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Echoing Return
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Secret Salvage
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Skullclamp
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Genesis Chamber
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Meekstone
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Champion's Helm
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Coils
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
43%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Attrition
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Dark Privilege
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
38%synergy
Black Market
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Rites
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
31%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Gift of Doom
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Open the Graves
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Blight Mound
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
12%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-30%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
93%inclusion106 decks114 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion86 decks114 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion76 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion65 decks114 decks
27%synergy
High Market
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
35%synergy
War Room
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Westvale Abbey
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Witch's Cottage
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion97 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-15%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion110 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
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