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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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Grave Venerations
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Greedy Freebooter
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
82%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
78%synergy
Dark Privilege
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Cadaver Imp
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Tattered Mummy
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Skullport Merchant
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Big Game Hunter
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
60%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
59%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Dispute
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
52%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Shambling Ghast
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
57%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Serrated Scorpion
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Clattering Augur
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
54%synergy
Blood Pet
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Leaden Myr
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Burglar Rat
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Fume Spitter
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Bone Shredder
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
49%synergy
Novice Occultist
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
38%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Grim Haruspex
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Skyscanner
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Virus Beetle
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Dockside Chef
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-20%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Infestation Sage
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Deathgreeter
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Mindless Automaton
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Perilous Myr
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Hecteyes
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Agent Venom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flitter
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Krav, the Unredeemed
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
-17%synergy
Withering Torment
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Body Count
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Offer Immortality
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Without Weakness
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-17%synergy
Essence Extraction
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Pile On
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unlikely Aid
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Smother
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Terror
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Bone Shards
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Bone Splinters
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Season of Loss
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Annihilating Glare
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-25%synergy
Phyrexian Tribute
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Rankle's Prank
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Reprocess
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Forever Young
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Killing Wave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-18%synergy
Consume Spirit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Selective Obliteration
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-33%synergy
Gild
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Corrupt
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-30%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Disentomb
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-29%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Mirror Shield
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Chamber
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Meekstone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Baton of Morale
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Sanctuary Blade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Thrumming Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Rites
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Attrition
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Soul Enervation
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Open the Graves
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Doom
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-28%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hecatomb
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Vampirism
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated by Blood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Glee
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Contamination
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mind Slash
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Koskun Falls
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Shallow Graves
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Mortuary Mire
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Witch's Cottage
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
-18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-17%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Crowded Crypt
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
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