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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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Bile-Vial Boggart
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Greedy Freebooter
90%inclusion18 decks20 decks
84%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
82%synergy
Cadaver Imp
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
68%synergy
Tattered Mummy
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
64%synergy
Skullport Merchant
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
63%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
62%synergy
Shambling Ghast
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
60%synergy
Dark Privilege
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
59%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
58%synergy
Big Game Hunter
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
80%inclusion16 decks20 decks
55%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
80%inclusion16 decks20 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
51%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
53%synergy
Deadly Dispute
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
48%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
58%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
28%synergy
Blood Pet
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Burglar Rat
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
49%synergy
Bone Shredder
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
53%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Clattering Augur
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
53%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Grim Haruspex
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
41%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
49%synergy
Novice Occultist
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
48%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Fume Spitter
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Skyscanner
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Carrion Feeder
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Virus Beetle
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Leaden Myr
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
39%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Dockside Chef
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
-18%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Infestation Sage
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Reaper
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Perilous Myr
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Deathgreeter
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Abomination
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Mindless Automaton
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Hecteyes
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Agent Venom
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
-27%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Undying Malice
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-17%synergy
Altar's Reap
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Body Count
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Feign Death
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Armor of Shadows
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Pile On
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Without Weakness
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-19%synergy
Essence Extraction
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Thrilling Encore
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Heartless Act
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Unlikely Aid
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Death Denied
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Smother
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Terror
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Bone Shards
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Bone Splinters
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Spark Harvest
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Season of Loss
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Annihilating Glare
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-27%synergy
Phyrexian Tribute
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-26%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Precision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rankle's Prank
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Increasing Ambition
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Reprocess
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Nausea
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Forever Young
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Killing Wave
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-20%synergy
Revoke Demise
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Selective Obliteration
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-34%synergy
Gild
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-36%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Shield
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-13%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Genesis Chamber
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Champion's Helm
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Meekstone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Baton of Morale
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sanctuary Blade
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Thrumming Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Attrition
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Open the Graves
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Soul Enervation
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Summoning
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Hecatomb
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Gift of Doom
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-30%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Vampirism
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated by Blood
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Glee
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mind Slash
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Fallen Ideal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Koskun Falls
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Shallow Graves
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Mortuary Mire
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
37%synergy
Witch's Cottage
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Memorial to Folly
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-18%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion16 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Séance Board
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion19 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
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