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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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Dusk Legion Zealot
83%inclusion49 decks59 decks
80%synergy
Bone Shredder
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
74%synergy
Viscera Seer
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
73%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
75%inclusion44 decks59 decks
72%synergy
Shambling Ghast
75%inclusion44 decks59 decks
69%synergy
Skyscanner
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Skullport Merchant
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Clattering Augur
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
66%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
65%synergy
Novice Occultist
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Blood Artist
83%inclusion49 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Blood Pet
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
60%synergy
Big Game Hunter
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
64%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Cadaver Imp
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Carrion Feeder
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Tragic Slip
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Mindless Automaton
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Tattered Mummy
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Fume Spitter
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Leaden Myr
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Burglar Rat
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Virus Beetle
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Dockside Chef
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Hecteyes
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Woe Strider
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Myr
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Basal Thrull
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
-27%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Defile
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Wake the Dead
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Body Count
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Professor's Warning
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-18%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Death Denied
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Without Weakness
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Eaten Alive
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Bone Splinters
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Villainous Wrath
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Spark Harvest
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-28%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Annihilating Glare
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Killing Wave
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Twilight's Call
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-24%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Genesis Chamber
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Coils
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Shield
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Aetherworks Marvel
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Black Market
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Gift of Doom
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Open the Graves
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Grave Pact
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Attrition
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Soul Enervation
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Soul Channeling
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-34%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Hecatomb
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Witch's Cottage
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
26%synergy
High Market
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-28%synergy
Barren Moor
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-21%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-18%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
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