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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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Desperate Plea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dusk Legion Zealot
72%inclusion81 decks113 decks
69%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion95 decks113 decks
67%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion98 decks113 decks
67%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
89%inclusion101 decks113 decks
66%synergy
Skullport Merchant
66%inclusion75 decks113 decks
64%synergy
Big Game Hunter
66%inclusion75 decks113 decks
64%synergy
Bone Shredder
65%inclusion74 decks113 decks
64%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
69%inclusion78 decks113 decks
63%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
87%inclusion98 decks113 decks
63%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
73%inclusion82 decks113 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
80%inclusion90 decks113 decks
46%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
78%inclusion88 decks113 decks
52%synergy
Grave Pact
76%inclusion86 decks113 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
74%inclusion84 decks113 decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
69%inclusion78 decks113 decks
58%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
69%inclusion78 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Grim Haruspex
66%inclusion75 decks113 decks
57%synergy
Jet Medallion
65%inclusion74 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion72 decks113 decks
46%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
63%inclusion71 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Cadaver Imp
61%inclusion69 decks113 decks
59%synergy
Novice Occultist
61%inclusion69 decks113 decks
59%synergy
Blood Pet
58%inclusion65 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Clattering Augur
57%inclusion64 decks113 decks
55%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
56%inclusion63 decks113 decks
47%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
52%synergy
Skyscanner
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Warren Soultrader
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
51%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
43%synergy
Shambling Ghast
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
47%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
48%inclusion54 decks113 decks
38%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
45%synergy
Mindless Automaton
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Leaden Myr
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Burglar Rat
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
-21%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Fume Spitter
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Nezumi Informant
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Woe Strider
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Nether Traitor
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Tattered Mummy
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Scarecrone
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Plague Myr
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Manakin
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Hedron Crawler
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Infestation Sage
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Smothering Abomination
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
56%inclusion63 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion56 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Village Rites
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Tragic Slip
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
35%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Body Count
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion64 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Season of Loss
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Mutilate
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Return
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Secret Salvage
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
43%synergy
Skullclamp
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Genesis Chamber
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Meekstone
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-13%synergy
Champion's Helm
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Spawning Pit
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Coils
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
50%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
42%synergy
Attrition
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
40%synergy
Dark Privilege
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
38%synergy
Black Market
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
31%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Gift of Doom
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Blight Mound
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Open the Graves
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-29%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Soul Enervation
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Contract
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion104 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion76 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
61%inclusion69 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
54%inclusion61 decks113 decks
24%synergy
War Room
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
24%synergy
High Market
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Witch's Cottage
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion98 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion70 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
-10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Séance Board
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion108 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
56%inclusion63 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
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